Thought I bomb proofed my crossover...I was wrong :(

[JoKeem006]

2 weeks ago I broke my Magura crossover line, a week ago I replaced it with a steel braided line and today I broke the line again. This fucken sucks, sure the cable didn't break but now its the thread. This is just fucken dandy. Check out the pics... Anyone know if this is fixable or what I should do? I was thinking just replace it with regular magura line and put a booster. What a piece of shit, 25 bucks jsut so I can ride for a week, sorry guys im just pissed. :rant2:

[B1105]

that sucks, for a while i was breaking lines all over and was ready to ditch maguras, then something magical happened and they stopped breaking

im pretty sure on the stainles steel crossovers, the barbed fitting is like fixed in so you may need to get a new one or something. sorry to hear that, but i guess it could be worse.

[Tanner]

get a 4 bolt booster. Problem solved. ish.

[giventofly]

Nice Callus

[epock7]

Dats a flapper. You climb? Who made the braided line?

[RomanC]

V brakes were invented for a reason...

[epock7]

<sigh> It was only a matter of time...

[AndyT]

there is a reason why i've refused to run anything but a booster on all of my frames, whether they needed one or not :o

[mcdub]

Wat cross over is that ??? why are you using those fittings ???

Ive been running bosterless almost 2 years never had a probleme.

http://photo.pinkbike.com/photo/388/pbpic388758.jpg

[JoKeem006]

Wat cross over is that ??? why are you using those fittings ???

Ive been running bosterless almost 2 years never had a probleme.



hmmmm...interesting, I thought I bought a Magura steel braided crossover line. Is this not the Magura brand? Yours does look different than mine...hmmm

[AndyT]

yours looks like a retro fitted one, the one i had looked like mcdubs.

[mcdub]

Mines magura.MAybe you got a newer one ????

[ronan_zj]

Do u know why u break it again??
1. i saw your crossover and noticed that urs is too short.
2. u didnt run booster.
did u break two crossover in two weeks?? why???

[mcdub]

Well if you keep cutting em short,thats why you keep breaking em,not maguras fault.

[ronan_zj]

I saw his crossover on Tue and noticed it was too tight on his brake.
Anyways, I hope we have Ti thread on crossover

[JoKeem006]

I kick the damn thing when I do pivots and when I jump my bike to the left. Anyways I didnt cut the line it came like that. It fit tight but not too tight where I had to force it to stay like that. The barb fitting snapped, I shouldnt need a booster, I thought the crossover line would be sufficient since the line breaks at the plastic tubing. The thing Im worried about now is that mine might not be the official magura line, since mcdubs has what looks like stronger screw on bolts. Can anyone confirm if this is a real magura line?

Im having my doubts because all the pictures I find of the magura braided lines have silver hose fittings like Mcdubs. I have not seen any like mine...

Magura Braided Hose Fittings
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Full/1526.jpg

[ronan_zj]

well, why dont u check magura website?
go to get a booster,u only need a 2 bolt booster to protect ur crossover line.
maybe u need to adjust ur brake too.

[Kipal]

Your hand is disgusting!

[lucky13]

Get a booster not for the boost but for the protection as it acts as a brushguard against your foot.

As for fixing it: It should be easy. Take a small allen, reverse drill bit, or easy out (all acquirable at a hardware store) and gently stick it into the remainder of the fitting you snapped, twist lefty loosey till it's out.

Buy a new magura fitting (heck if you were local, I'd give you one.) re-install, BLEED, RIDE.

[toyota200x]

Boosters are good.:D

[JoKeem006]

I guess this goes to show they are not bomb proof... yeah, ok I will get a booster, sounds like the best possible solution to my problem.

[lucky13]

Nothing is bomb proof.

Entropy.

Everything you see is falling apart.

[Milton Burl]

V brakes were invented for a reason...
If youve ever ridden cantilevers you know why vees were invented.:Wavey:

[Acolyte]

All those stainless lines were magura. However, mcdub bought the full stainless kit and jokeem bought just the crossover. Full Stainless kit is a nicer setup and the crossover for it is much more flexible.

[epock7]

Nothing is bomb proof.

Entropy.

Everything you see is falling apart.

lolz... chemistry:barf:

[ronan_zj]

Try this ??
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stainless-MTB-Disc-Brakes-Hose-Hope-Hayes-Shimano_W0QQitemZ7212226152QQcategoryZ58082QQrdZ1Q QcmdZViewItem

kits 4!