SoFly
02-13-05, 09:14 AM
Can someone tell me what kind of brakes these are?
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=396485
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=396485
Mountain Biking - Identify Brakes.....
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phantomcow2
02-13-05, 09:18 AM
looks like hydraulic rim brakes
enduro
02-13-05, 09:40 AM
The description on the photo says they are Magura HS33...hydraulic rim brakes.
^oZ
02-13-05, 09:45 AM
Magura HS 33's indeed.
Cornish_Rdr_UK
02-13-05, 02:36 PM
Used alot in britain by trials riders, dont ask me why, dont know if they fade as much as some hydro discs do, maybe thats why they are used...
PhattTyre
02-13-05, 02:43 PM
They're a strong brake. In their day they were often refered to as "rim crushers".
phantomcow2
02-13-05, 02:44 PM
I would imagine it would really kill your rims, its overkill if you ask me.
cryogenic
02-13-05, 04:05 PM
I'd say that's about as close as you're going to get to disc stopping power in a rim brake.
arboc!
02-13-05, 04:08 PM
it works well for trials because disc get put uder so much tourque that they kill wheel sets. these dont
cryogenic
02-13-05, 04:09 PM
plus as much as they use the brakes, it has to reduce hand pains. They don't have to squeeze the levers as hard, I would think.
phantomcow2
02-13-05, 04:10 PM
I have a cable V brakes, it really doenst take much effort to stop myself. Of coruse in my area there are not many huge hills
cryogenic
02-13-05, 04:13 PM
it's not the stopping that I was really talking about... I was referring to locking the wheels and keeping them locked. The hydros take less lever effort than mechs.
PWRDbyTRD
02-13-05, 04:14 PM
it's not the stopping that I was really talking about... I was referring to locking the wheels and keeping them locked. The hydros take less lever effort than mechs.
*nods in agreement*
*nods in agreement*
phantomcow2
02-13-05, 04:15 PM
thats true, ive personally never used hydro anything for brakes. Its just not needed for my area. Ide be afraid that i would accidently pull it down and flip over the bars
PWRDbyTRD
02-13-05, 04:17 PM
thats true, ive personally never used hydro anything for brakes. Its just not needed for my area. Ide be afraid that i would accidently pull it down and flip over the bars
I barely have to pull back on mine to stop me, it's such a fluid motion
I barely have to pull back on mine to stop me, it's such a fluid motion
cryogenic
02-13-05, 04:18 PM
Nah, it's not that bad.. I've ridden a bike with Juicy 7's and my friend's bike with the HFX-9's and it's just a different feeling than a mechanical lever. It's like pulling back into a stiff sponge.
PWRDbyTRD
02-13-05, 04:21 PM
Nah, it's not that bad.. I've ridden a bike with Juicy 7's and my friend's bike with the HFX-9's and it's just a different feeling than a mechanical lever. It's like pulling back into a stiff sponge.
Flipping a bike...you'd have to YANK on them hardcore.
Flipping a bike...you'd have to YANK on them hardcore.
Killer B
02-13-05, 08:59 PM
I have two bikes (K2's) with these. Actually one has the Magura HS-22 (yellow), and the other has the HS-33 (red). Work very well for a rim brake, but don't stay as clean as discs, so go figure....
They were the best of the best in their day. Part of the reason my '97 K2 Beast's MSRP was $1875. That was damn near 10 years ago my friends....
They were the best of the best in their day. Part of the reason my '97 K2 Beast's MSRP was $1875. That was damn near 10 years ago my friends....