Magura MT Brake Series

Magura's new brake, the MT8.

Magura tested a number of material for its new line of brakes, and came up with “X”.

The Storm SL rotor’s many cutouts increase its ability to radiate heat away, and its inward-protruding bolt-hole tabs interlock with a Magura Centerlock adaptor. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The MT8’s Double Arch stiffens the single-piece forged caliper. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The MT8’s master cylinder, lever blade, and handlebar clamp are all carbon fiber. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The $299 MT6 comes with the same Storm SL rotor as the MT8. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The MT6 has the same carbon master cylinder body as the MT8, but with an aluminum lever. More little fins protruding from the caliper’s Double Arch give heat away more easily. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The MT4 caliper is the same as the MT8 but with less machining and more cooling capacity, and it comes with the Storm rotor. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The MT4 master cylinder is a fiberglass/carbon composite, while the lever blade is aluminum with a ball end. Photo by Lennard Zinn

The Storm SL rotor gets tested in Germany,