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Magura Raceline D Brake System
Product DescriptionMagura Raceline D
User Reviews
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Steven Schmidt
a Cross Country Rider
from Cedarburg, WI, USA Date Reviewed: April 14, 2005 Strengths: Powerful, good modulation, can adjust lever position on the fly, low maintenance - no cables to lose their feel due to need to be lubed, no squeal, pads last a long time, initial setup easy though a tad time consuming. Closed system design means bike can be turned upside down without having to worry about getting air in the lines. Environmentally friendly veggy oil. Weaknesses: Typical rim brake mud handling disadvantage compared to a disc system. Pump-up a bit under heavy use when warm due to its closed system design, but lever adjusters are easy to tweak on the fly to compensate. Wheel removal can be hindered with larger tires. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porcupine Rim Trail, Moab Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $170.00 Similar Products Used: XT V-brakes; CODA center pulls Bike Setup: Proflex 857; Fox F80RLT; Risse Astro-5; RaceFace pieces including a 9 year old Turbine LP crankset and BB, headset, and XY seatpost; SRAM XO drive train; 10 yr old Mavic Crosslands and still great; Continental 2.3 Verticals 
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Scott
a Racer
from Ypsilanti Date Reviewed: July 26, 2002 Strengths: Stops like nothing else Absolutely no adjusting after they are set Brake pads have lasted 6 years!!! Weaknesses: Hard to get used to the amount of power Heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Poto Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $150.00 Purchased At: Trade Show Similar Products Used: nice older shimano stuff but haven't changed in 6 years Bike Setup: Nuke Proof Titanium Frame, Fir back rim with titanium spokes, Magura front with ti spokes also, Tons of ti on bike...blah blah blah
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Luke
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: August 10, 2000 Strengths: * Excellent braking power - don't squeeze too hard! * Simple to adjust * Have never needed bleeding (knock on wood) * A snap to replace pads * No wet-weather fade Weaknesses: * Eats rims for dinner * Modulation is an acquired skill * Does not sit quite right with my Shimano trigger-shifters. * Heavier than V-Brakes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Delta Kompressor Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: * Old STX cable breaks * Casual use of other Magura hydraulics Bike Setup: Marin Indian Fire Butt 7000
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Peter Bakker
a Cross Country Rider
from Alphen - The Netherlands Date Reviewed: June 5, 2000 Strengths: Great breakes, easy maintain, easy install, easy adjustable Weaknesses: When you install the steel-o-flex cables. You'll never get them as great as they used to be !!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Everywhere Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: XT V-brakes XTR V-brakes Magura Clara (nice, but hard to install) Magura JhonnyTomac (The same !!!) Bike Setup: =Azonic DS-1 (check there)
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Mike Bike
a Racer
from Danvers,Ma U.S.A. Date Reviewed: February 23, 2000 Strengths: These brakes stop on a dime. Very little maintence and setting them up was very simple and quick. Being a X C racer having brakes that require no cables to replace every few weeks do to stretching or fraying is goodto have. Weaknesses: After every race season I have to bleed them to get all the dirt and fiberglass particles out of the brake lines for maximum power for the following training season. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: BRASS BALLS in Beverly, Ma Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: hope disc brakes on my daul slolum bike Bike Setup: merlin frame with XT derailleurs and crank White Bros. UL 72 front fork, race face stem seatpost and headset. easton monkey lite riserbars. T.H.E. front fender. REAL hubs on Mavic 221 rims with butted spox.
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Marcel
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento, CA Date Reviewed: November 13, 1999 Strengths: durability reliability stopping power no brake squeal Weaknesses: bulky weight bleed oil - haven't had to do it yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: more than 3 years Bike Setup: 1994 GT hardtail Manitou 3 shock LX components
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Perspective
a Racer
from Amsterdam Date Reviewed: November 12, 1999 Strengths: feather touch breaking and excellent to dose... superior brake pad wear, adjustment and exchange Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ardennes Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: XTR & XT V-brakes Bike Setup: Hard tail alu with Judy XC with Allu rims
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Michael Hull
a Cross-Country Rider
from UK Date Reviewed: October 14, 1999 Strengths: Powerful Good looking brake levers. Low maintenence. Weaknesses: Heavy Now unavailable carbon break booster. Ugly brake mounts. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Red Bull Run Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: LX and 99XT V brakes Bike Setup: GT Zasker LE and Rock Shocks Judys.
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Matt Thorne
a Downhiller
from Cornwall [england] Date Reviewed: September 11, 1999 Strengths: Loads of power, work very well in the mud which is good for cornwall. Weaknesses: Expensive pads, dificult to bleed but haven't needed to do that yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Costal Path Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Avid 2d V brakes, Lx V brakes. Bike Setup: Little trials bike total rigid.
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SB
a Cross-Country Rider
from NY Date Reviewed: August 5, 1999 Strengths: Modulation, power, looks, lack of maintenance. Weaknesses: Paint chips off brake boosters. Shrink wrap in tube fitting kit will not shrink with a hairdryer. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ontario County State Park Duration Product Used: less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Tektro V's, Alivio Cantis. Bike Setup: F400, Maguras! headshok P bone M 
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Joe Fekete Aka narfhead
a Racer
from Cincinnati Oh Date Reviewed: June 22, 1999 Strengths: powerful Weaknesses: lack of feel that V brakes give you Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tsali Duration Product Used: less than 1 month Similar Products Used: XTR V brakes Bike Setup: litespeed obed
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Mike Makohon
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rohnert Park C.A Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999 Strengths: When it is relly muddy out or wet the brakes work extremely better then those crapy V Brakes also they are very easy to adjust when riding. Weaknesses: They are heavy but are really worth the extra stopping power also frame flex because they are really powerful & the brake pads were out faster than Vbrakes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: tested or demo'ed only Similar Products Used: Iv tried Disc brakes but they are a lot harder to maintain than Magura. Magura brakes are just thebest thing other than Disc. Bike Setup: Schwinn S Carbon Marzocchi Z-2 Bam.
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Scott
a Cross-Country Rider
from St. Louis, MO Date Reviewed: April 5, 1999 Strengths: Great modulation No squeal Smooth lever, beats V's hands down Weaknesses: Powdercoating chips and logos wear off Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Berryman Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: XTR, LX Bike Setup: Klein, Marzocchi Z1
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Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Fraser Valley, B.C. Date Reviewed: March 25, 1999 Strengths: Powerfull with great modulation. Weaknesses: Heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ledge View, Abottsford Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: XTR V-brakes Bike Setup: Cannondale Super V Active & Cad 3 hard tail
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GP
a cross-country rider
from Hard Rock East Coast Date Reviewed: February 10, 1999 Bottom Line:
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