The new "MT Trail Carbon" brake from Magura comes with two pistons at the rear and four pistons at the front. This means it is specially designed for the segments between cross-country and gravity, where a lot of power is needed on the front wheel, but the braking force of one piston on the rear wheel is completely sufficient. The brake weighs 332 grams and has Shiftmix clamps. These allow the installation of Shimano and Sram shifters without additional clamps.

How much braking power does a trail or all-mountain biker need? Magura engineers in particular are giving this a lot of thought. Backing this up with figures requires thorough research and a lot of know-how. The Magura result: two pistons at the rear, four pistons at the front. The experience and brake know-how of the Magura engineers is more than sufficient, as the test successes and feedback on the new generation of MT brakes, the Magura MT8 and MT7, prove. In their respective fields, cross-country racing and gravity, the performance of both MT models has been confirmed with numerous test wins in the trade press.

Between Cross Country Racing and Gravity, however, there is still a wide field of Allmountain, Trail and Enduro, which, thanks to market and customer feedback, opens up further potential for product optimization and a whole new calculation. The outstanding braking performance of the MT7 paired with the lightweight construction technologies of the MT8 is the best possible trail performance. The MT8 scores with its low weight, and on long tours with full suspension bikes, customers want adequate performance on long descents, especially on the front wheel. And so the Magura engineers have combined the two pistons of the MT8 from the rear wheel and the four pistons of the MT7 from the front wheel into a new brake for trail bikes from 120 to 160 millimetres (depending on the tire size 27.5, plus or 29-inch tires) to create the new MT Trail Carbon.

At 332 grams, the MT Trail Carbon is 15 percent lighter than the MT7 and only 5 percent heavier than the MT8 at 299 grams - but delivers 100 percent trail performance. Thanks to the Carbolay brake lever and Carbotecture SL brake caliper, the weight has been optimized. The Magura MT Trail Carbon perfectly occupies the important and exciting area between MT8 and MT7, giving mountain bikers the ultimate choice for their use, their bike and - very importantly - their weight, to choose the right braking performance. In addition, Magura will in future be offering a selection of different brake pads and rotor sizes for every application. Thanks to Magura Shiftmix clamps, Shimano I-Spec I and II as well as SRAM shifting units can be attached to the brake cleanly and tidily without the need for further clamping.

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