I turned 33 today (hooray for me). Not that it's that big of an accomplishment, but it's tradition to recognize the passage of time like this. Fortunately for me, there's a materialistic component to celebration. My honey is not only taking me out for sushi and drinks tonight with friends, but she's getting me a new wheelset for the Epic. My old one (517's and Specialized hub on the front, XT hub on the back) is still functional, but this is their second bike and the rear took a beating on my hardtail and they are getting old. The replacement will be the Magura Pro Disc XC wheelset, which is Mavic 317s on Magura Pro Disc hubs. Of course my rim brakes won't work with these so they come with a set of Magura Marta SL disc brakes. I was thinking of getting Avid Mechanicals, but the LBS guys (who I trust) sold us on the Maguras hydraulics (which are currently available to shop employees like my honey at a very good price). It's not in yet, but in the next couple of weeks I'll be sporting a trick new set of wheels on the trusty S-Works. These would be pretty light weight for a big guy, but it looks like (and I hope this will be the case) they will be good for a rider of my stature. I figure I'll move my XTR V's over to the SS, which currently has LX V's. How exciting!
I turned 33 today (hooray for me). Not that it's that big of an accomplishment, but it's tradition to recognize the passage of time like this. Fortunately for me, there's a materialistic component to celebration. My honey is not only taking me out for sushi and drinks tonight with friends, but she's getting me a new wheelset for the Epic. My old one (517's and Specialized hub on the front, XT hub on the back) is still functional, but this is their second bike and the rear took a beating on my hardtail and they are getting old. The replacement will be the Magura Pro Disc XC wheelset, which is Mavic 317s on Magura Pro Disc hubs. Of course my rim brakes won't work with these so they come with a set of Magura Marta SL disc brakes. I was thinking of getting Avid Mechanicals, but the LBS guys (who I trust) sold us on the Maguras hydraulics (which are currently available to shop employees like my honey at a very good price). It's not in yet, but in the next couple of weeks I'll be sporting a trick new set of wheels on the trusty S-Works. These would be pretty light weight for a big guy, but it looks like (and I hope this will be the case) they will be good for a rider of my stature. I figure I'll move my XTR V's over to the SS, which currently has LX V's. How exciting!
Matt
All very exciting, congradulations.
-- Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado (remove ".nospam" to reply)
this. Fortunately for me, there's a materialistic component to celebration. The replacement will be the Magura Pro Disc XC wheelset, which is Mavic 317s on Magura Pro Disc hubs.
Nice presents. Magura sure seems to be expanding their product line as of late. Didn't they also release some shocks and forks a little while ago? (Or was that just a case of rebadging someone elses stuff?)
Thanks! I'll have a singlemalt in your honor later.
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this. Fortunately for me, there's a materialistic component to celebration. The replacement will be the Magura Pro Disc XC wheelset, which is Mavic 317s on Magura Pro Disc hubs.
Nice presents. Magura sure seems to be expanding their product line as of late. Didn't they also release some shocks and forks a little while ago? (Or was that just a case of rebadging someone elses stuff?)
Nice indeed. They do have a bunch of new suspension stuff. But I don't really know anything about it.
I went for the wheels and brakes on the reccomendation of some friends (wrenches at the LBS) who ride them as well as some guys I know who ride on the RLX pro team who are Magura sponsored and use those brakes. Another friend is a team mechanic for that RLX team, and he seems to think they are great too (although he said there's a couple of tricks to dial them in right - but he'll show them to me).
Nice indeed. They do have a bunch of new suspension stuff. But I don't really know anything about it.
The forks started with a dutch brand WP by Rond. They made Forks for motorcross, nice stuff. Magura bought it. According to the german mags Magura's are the most stiff(?).
