Magura HS-33s never dragged and stopped like champs… assuming the wheel was true. I threw brake boosters on front/rear for extra cool points.
Humorously enough mine was a GT LTS as well. It had the seatstays that were curved so you couldn’t fit v-brakes on them, and v-brakes were just starting to be a thing, so I threw a set in the vise and bent the bastards to make them fit on the frame. Talk about sketchy…after one arm broke and I aImost died I went to the HS-33s.
I remember LOVING a lot of those old bikes. It would be fun to go back in time and see if they were as terrible in comparison to modern rigs as I think they probably were. Youth and enthusiasm will make up for a lot of shortcomings in equipment.
@anon91558591 Haha, that’s funny. I was wondering if it was an LTS. I loved that bike and had an xtr rear v brake with a carbon Shimano booster. I still have the caliper and 3 hole disc hub from that bike. I didn’t fine the front hub but I did find the rear hub and it’s Rasta salsa skewer!
@Fuzzmuffin The old Scott Spark is a pretty efficient layout for what you are talking about. Flex pivot on the seatstay but a bearing main pivot. The top link is easier to get good kinematics when you go for less travel. Have you seen the Spot with the carbon flex plate?
