[mack]

Hey these are shimano breaks, but i dont know wich ones, are they knew for this year? they looks like system 12's painted black with shimano stickers.

and how hot is that bike? want one reall bad, but gotta buy a truck.

 

[BikeFan84]

Those brakes are actually Magura Gustav M brakes.

 

[Sir_Crackien]

bikefan is right

 

[Smelly]

Those brakes are actually Magura Gustav M brakes.

it even says so on the website in the specs.

 

[punkassean]

Notice "MAGURA" written on the swingarm?

 

[mack]

i thought it was a typo. I thought magura was outa buisness. Shows what i know.

 

[buildyourown]

i thought it was a typo. I thought magura was outa buisness. Shows what i know.

No way. They are stronger than ever. They are really trying to get into the freeride market. They have a very healthy grassroots sponsorship program for '05.

 

[mack]

are they better than grimeca? what kinda system is it? like hayes or grimeca. they do look cool, ill give em that.

 

[DßR]

Yes, they're better than Grimeca. It's a 4-piston open hydro system with a floating caliper (if you don't know what that is, google it, they use 'em on some cars). They're stupid-powerful.

I had some and they leaked a lot, but that was a few years ago.

 

[DHS]

NOOOO, Maguras fall apart, unless they rebuilt their system from the ground up. i had a set for like 2months before i just threw them out.
then i did actually go to Grimecas, no i'm at Hope and no problems...
why Cannondale....they were doing so well

 

[neversummersnow]

One experience doesn't make a justified claim on an entire company.

 

[Kevin]

Magura Gustav M is one of the best brakes Ive ever ridden.
If they werent so damn expensive Im pretty sure they would have gone on my v10 next season.

 

[buildyourown]

Magura rim brakes have always been top notch.
There discs are supposed to be good, albeit pricey.
They do have a 5 year leak proof warrantee

 

[Roasted]

http://www.nsmb.com/gear/louise_11_04.php

I tend to believe this guy and am 80% sure I will buy those brakes next (not the exact brakes...my mistake)

 

[PsychO!1]

Maguras are great brakes.....ALL of them. I have the rim brakes, Gustav's, Loiuse....All great brakes!!!!

 

[mcA896]

they're probably on there because it looks to be a cedric replica bike, and he uses gustav's

 

[Tom DH]

Yes, they're better than Grimeca. It's a 4-piston open hydro system with a floating caliper (if you don't know what that is, google it, they use 'em on some cars). They're stupid-powerful.

I had some and they leaked a lot, but that was a few years ago.

Does the Gustav have 4 pistons then? Because I was looking at a photo of some and I couldn’t make my mind up if it was 4 pistons or just 2 pistons on one side and a solid pad on the other as it has got a floating calliper.

 

[mack]

i remember having to throw out a set of Magura Lousie brakes at my shop. Some dude gave up on them. I said noo there good, and put them on. They sucked, so i threw out the brakes and kept the rotars, they are good rotars.

 

[mack]

they cant be more powerfull than these babys.
foes uses these on that coo 50'

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

I think magura got kind of a bad rep for their discs back in the day when they first came out and sucked a big one(back when hayes were brown). I worked at a shop and we had to deal with alot of them, they sucked. However, they have improved alot since then, and Ive ridden several sets that worked simply awesome. That includes the most powerful set of brakes ive ever felt on JJ gregrovich's(SP?) trials bike. They were louises, and I believe had some modification to the slave/master cyclinder sizes.

 

[dropthebreak]

all i use is gustavs. and if im not mistaken they are 2 piston

 

[mack]

"Floating caliper" disc brakes, the most common variety, allow the caliper to move from side to side slightly when the brakes are applied. This is because only one pad moves (in relation to the caliper). Some calipers contain two or four seperate pistons. These calipers are fixed in place; i.e., there is no lateral movement like the floating caliper, the pistons take up the slack on each side of the rotor. These are called "dual cylinder" or "dual piston" calipers, and are standard equipment on many performance cars.

Ok, how does that make the break any better? got that from some sight off line.

 

[DßR]

Does the Gustav have 4 pistons then? Because I was looking at a photo of some and I couldn’t make my mind up if it was 4 pistons or just 2 pistons on one side and a solid pad on the other as it has got a floating calliper.

oh yeah, duh. You're right, it's 2 pistons.

"Floating caliper" disc brakes, the most common variety, allow the caliper to move from side to side slightly when the brakes are applied. This is because only one pad moves (in relation to the caliper). Some calipers contain two or four seperate pistons. These calipers are fixed in place; i.e., there is no lateral movement like the floating caliper, the pistons take up the slack on each side of the rotor. These are called "dual cylinder" or "dual piston" calipers, and are standard equipment on many performance cars.

Ok, how does that make the break any better? got that from some sight off line.

It's not better, it's different.

 

[ioscope]

Magura sucks, my experience with julies

 

[ioscope]

As compared to formula, hayes,avid, hell... even friggun tektro is better than magura. The brakes I had were a pain in the rump to bleed, the pistons wouldn't retract right, they even leaked!

 

[DownhillnDunkey]

yea why didnt you just read the specs on the site?

 

[CoMo]

I believe they are 2 piston brake but are one sided, appears to be 4 piston. They work pretty well, except my front one did kinda fall apart after bleeding it. No problems with the rear though. All in All good brake, good stopping power.

 

[SDminitrucker]

I have a set of the Gustav M's and i just had a shop bleed my rear brake. the problem is when i pull the lever it has a lot more pull than it used to. (where i have to move my other fingers off the grip so that i can pull the lever all the way. Is there a way i can adjust the amount of pull on the lever?

 

[mcA896]

just so that everyone who does it knows, they arebrakes, not "breaks"