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Evening all.
Recently got a set a Magura Trail Sports and have been having issue with the front. Fitted and admired them before going out for a ride, within 30 minutes the front lever was travelling back to the bar with barely any power there. Bled it multiple times, from the caliper up, at the lever only with no change.
Now got a replacement set and whilst not quite as bad, with 10 minutes of hard braking to bed it in, the front lever travel increased significantly and now requires two fingers to endo even slightly.
The rear is completely solid, even after cutting and internally routing the hose, haven't touched the front other than bolting it on.
Am I missing something? Considering returning both.
I have recently fitted a set of these and found the 4pot front harder to bleed than the 2 pot rear. Maybe more space for the air to hide in the caliper? Anyway strapped the lever to the bar for a while, then bled them and all good.
Ah interesting, did you bleed them with the lever still strapped down? And from the calliper?
Cheers
No. Just strapped down before for a while then bled from the caliper as per instructions.
Magura should still have a technical helplime.used to be very friendly and helpful
Magura should still have a technical helplime.used to be very friendly and helpful
Thanks, I've sent them a couple of questions!
No. Just strapped down before for a while then bled from the caliper as per instructions
I'll bear that in mind should I attempt to bleed this one.
Cheers!
This threads reminds me I need to bleed mine, as I haven't for a year or so.
Anyway strapped the lever to the bar for a while, then bled them and all good.
Might give this a go as well, as I don't think I ever got the front as good as the rear...
Just fitted a pair of these also with new Storm HC discs. A key part of the bleed video for me was manipulating the height of the caliper to stop fluid escaping when removing the syringe, first holding it above the lever then lowering to get an airtight seal.
I've only done one bed in ride but the front is pretty fierce already. The rear less so but hope it'll improve with some more riding. Don't know if this really helps you, sorry!
A key part of the bleed video for me was manipulating the height of the caliper to stop fluid escaping when removing the syringe, first holding it above the lever then lowering to get an airtight seal.
I couldn't seem to get the hang of this, raising it was fine, but lowering it even a bit resulted in the caliper sucking the fluid into the caliper. Watching the video (
back now it seems like the opposite should have occured in that lowering it raises the fluid towards to the screw hole (i.e out of the caliper) - is that what you observed?
I used to phone the technical line too.my magiras are brilliant but tricky to bleed properly.
Yes that was my experience. Lock the lever off, lower it beyond the lever and the fluid will come up to the bleed screw. Then screw it in and let it spill out a bit to ensure no air trapped.