Product News / Test: With the TRP DH-R EVO, TRP presents the successor to the Quadiem G-Spec. The gravity-stopper was developed with input from downhill legend Aaron Gwin, among others, and is no longer aimed exclusively at downhill customers, but also targets e-mountain bikers. With the TRP Quadiem G-Spec, Tektro Racing Products – which stands for… read more
Advent calendar / giveaway: With the Magura eSTOP brakes, the Swabian company is launching special brakes for e-bikes and e-MTBs for the 2020 season. With proven technology and rotors up to 220mm in size, the company aims to further improve the already excellent Magura brakes in terms of fade resistance and braking power. The e-bike boom of recent years has... read more
Test: Countless religious wars have been and continue to be waged over bicycle brakes. What's more important? Power or controllability? Is it even possible to have both? Which brake fluid is better? And who needs a 4-piston brake anyway? Especially on mountain bikes, brake pads are particularly hard to come by. With the Magura MT5, we've put one of the most popular brakes currently under the microscope... read more
Test: With the MT Trail Sport, Magura sets a new price point and completes the already extensive MT disc brake product range. The increasingly popular variation with a 4-piston caliper at the front and a 2-piston caliper at the rear, as seen on the MT Trail SL, is now also available for those on a budget. Magura has always been known for the... read more
News: According to media reports, a mountain biker's overheated disc brake is said to have triggered a forest fire in Austria on Sunday. On an unofficial downhill course on Vorarlberg's Muttersberg, a Swiss man left his bike in a meadow, where a dry tuft of grass apparently caught fire, according to a police spokesperson. Despite the... read more
