Neodymium magnets for the tank bag

[dufremle]

I was looking at buying stronger magnets for the tank bag I bought last month.

What do you think of these? Strong enough?

http://www.amazon.com/CMS-Magnetics%C2% ... m+1.5+disc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[LonestarCBR]

I'm no magnet expert, and it will likely show, but "rare earth" magnets are extemely strong for their size. I use "magnet pushpins" at work...the rare earth magnet on the end is about 0.030" thick, and maybe 0.200" in diameter, and they are extremely strong. I don't know if a Neodymium is the same thing, but reading the detail on your link they should work. I've actually seen some magnetic tank bags advertise these if I'm not mistaken.

I take this to mean you're not done riding yet...cool.

[fixxervi6]

They also shatter easy so you have to be careful with them.

[LonestarCBR]

Yeah, the article says that..."but if you're careful they'll last a lifetime".

I'm not so careful with my tankbag. I do know we don't have issues with the rare earth magnets in our different applications...they hold up well to different kinds of abuse.

[DarcShadow]

Says the hold 100 times their weight, and that the 4 of them weigh in at .96 ounces so the 4 of them in theory can hold 6 pounds.

[dufremle]

They also need to hold through the fabric in the tank bag and the plastic tank cover. I still need to look to see if I can move the magnets from my old tank bag to the new one. I'll try to do that this weekend.