Gustav is again. Named after the founding father of Magura, the Gustav Professional rekindles the identify first utilized by the corporate’s first hydraulic disc brake from the 90s, the Magura Gustav M.
Magura claims that “the identify Gustav has been reserved for merchandise that obtain the head of innovation and efficiency”.
The brand new Gustav Professional is a hydraulic brake system meant for eMTB use, in addition to gravity or different bikes that profit from better stopping energy. Saying that “anybody can produce brakes that cease gentle bikes”, the Gustav Execs are able to cease the heaviest of bikes — developed for extra management, later-occurring braking factors, with much less hand and arm pump.
What’s the Deal?
The Gustav Execs have 2.5mm thick rotors and 40% extra pad quantity. Due to this mass, the rotors and pads warmth up much less and “keep within the candy spot longer”, offering the rider with the brake’s finest efficiency and potential friction values. Magura even claims that these brakes is not going to fade.
With bigger pistons (12mm within the grasp cylinder, and 19mm on the caliper), the Gustav Execs cut back the general stress stage. This offers the brakes a well-defined chew level felt on the lever, with “excellent modulation”.
Magura has doubled the time interval wanted for servicing the Gustav Execs. Further thick brake pads, with 40% extra materials and thick 2.5mm rotors with a 2.1mm put on restrict, hold brake service at bay for “twice so long as typical”.
Brake put on performs an necessary position in the case of eBikes. Their weight, energy, and pace positioned new calls for on brake programs. The Gustav Professional claims to have performed away with brief upkeep intervals. Talking of eBikes, the Gustav Execs are absolutely suitable with Bosche eBike ABS.
The Magura has built-in its Simple Hyperlink expertise for the primary time into the Gustav Professional brake grasp cylinders. This merely means you can now join and disconnect your brake hose to and from the grasp with none particular instruments.
The Gustav Professional might be out there on full bikes and aftermarket in late 2024
This brings us to Magura’s Simple Tube Know-how (ETT). Learn on.
Simple Tube Know-how
For some time now, bicycle hydraulic brake hoses have been created equal, roughly. Equally a ache within the ass for retailers, producers, and the tip consumer. Say goodbye to olives and barbs with Magura’s Simple Tube Know-how (ETT). All you want is your required size of hose (bought by the meter), and the corresponding ETT connection units. This expertise makes it very easy to create Magura Simple Hyperlink connections for Gustav Professional and MT disc brakes with Simple Hyperlink adaptors.
The Simple Tube Know-how product line isn’t solely extra versatile but additionally much less wasteful. For instance, Magura used to promote 2.5m lengthy after-market brake hoses, however solely .8m was wanted for the entrance brake. With the brand new ETT connections, outlets can now reduce their desired size hose to the millimeter from a roll of hose. The ETT connections will assist finish customers and residential mechanics share in brake hose size flexibility as nicely.
ETT Hose Connections
To attach a brake hose to the brake’s grasp cylinder, Magura gives a contemporary different to the basic barb and olive connection – Simple Hyperlink. Simple Hyperlink is used on the Gustav Professional, the Bosch eBike ABS management unit, and the Magura Cockpit Integration (MCI). Simple Hyperlink adapters are additionally out there for present Magura brakes. Observe that the identical hose can nonetheless be used with a basic clamp-ring connection.
Simple Hyperlink simplifies, and hurries up the set up of brakes, whereas additionally enabling the re-opening and re-closing of the system. Magura gives crimped and screwed ETT variations to create the Simple Hyperlink brake hose ends. The screwed model gives notably straightforward dealing with with out particular instruments, at each ends of the brake hose.
The set consists of an adaptor to press the hose, a slotted clamping ring, and a union nut. Magura gives an digital and mechanical crimping instrument for the crimped model. From the appears of it, the crimped model is sufficiently small that it ought to match by inside routing holes with out having to take away any components or chopping the hose. That could possibly be a recreation changer for contemporary bikes with sophisticated inside routing.
ETT Connections for Calipers
The screwed model of the ETT connectors can be utilized to attach brake calipers. Magura gives ETT connection units for calipers with banjo connections and for calipers with straight connections.
ETT Connection Units Overview
- ETT EASY LINK adapter set
- ETT EASY LINK crimp sleeve & ETT EASY LINK crimp adapters
- ETT banjo caliper connection set
- ETT M6 caliper connection set
- EASY LINK 1 valve (adapter for brake masters with coarse threads)
- EASY LINK 2 valve (adapter for elements with positive threads)
The East Tube Know-how might be out there in late 2024
