Magura MT Brake Series
- By Singletrack.com
- Published May. 24, 2011
- Updated Aug. 23, 2011 at 1:44 PM UTC
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New Brake
Magura's new brake, the MT8.
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material
Magura tested a number of material for its new line of brakes, and came up with “X”.
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Storm
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
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Magura
The MT8’s Double Arch stiffens the single-piece forged caliper. Photo by Lennard Zinn
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MT8
The MT8’s master cylinder, lever blade, and handlebar clamp are all carbon fiber. Photo by Lennard Zinn
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MT6 complete
The $299 MT6 comes with the same Storm SL rotor as the MT8. Photo by Lennard Zinn
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MT6
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
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MT4
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
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MT4 lever
The MT4 master cylinder is a fiberglass/carbon composite, while the lever blade is aluminum with a ball end. Photo by Lennard Zinn
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rotor
The Storm SL rotor gets tested in Germany,
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