Bold Brakes! Magura Gustav Pro Disc Brakes | First Ride Review

We recently stopped in past the Magura headquarters in Germany to test out their powerful new Gustav Pro disc brakes. Join us along for the ride on Magura's awesome local trails to learn all about the Gustav Pro and find out our first impressions.

Thanks for the ride and hospitality @MAGURAPassionPeople
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[michaeltiffe]

Always great to have a brake review by a rider that actually has some weight. At 230 lbs, I like to know how a brake may stop me as opposed to a 150 lb rider.

[dukeandace]

Been waiting for a review of this product

[ShoneDaddy]

I can’t wait for them to be released in the states. I want the for the new dh bike I’m building

[jggutierrez]

Being a heavier rider not a little twig boy. I will definitely be looking at these brakes when they get released in the US.(twig boys don't get upset i used to be that way)lol!

[peterkinghorn]

I ordered my first edition set in late October thet are arriving in Feb 25, Looks like tt will be woth wating for

[filipdrs]

Finally someone who tests brakes and weighs more than 160lbs. As a 240lbs rider I need to know what works and what doesn’t I rode code rsc 220/220 hs2’s and galfer pro pads just to stop happily. Then I tried 220/220 on Shimano 4 pots and it changed the way I ride. I brake later and harder the brakes don’t overheat and work like they should. I ran magura mt5s for a bit but the seals in the caliper kept blowing. 😂 otherwise I love my Shimano brakes.

[Taxdeath]

How are they compared to Maven Ultimate the most powerful brakes on the market?

[KevBee]

Hooray, brakes that match potential high e-mtb system weights!

MTB or on an e-MTB with a total system weight around 280 lbs/127 kg? Pick your components thoughtfully. My ride is a 2023 Orbea Rise M-10, and I’m about 20 lbs under that bikes' limit of 304 lbs/138 kg. I should carry less crap with me. 😁
I like my Magura MT7-Pro, long DH levers, P.8 pads, paired with SRAM 200mm HS2 6-bolt 2.0mm rotors. After a year the rotors are still within spec and I’ve only had to bleed the levers a few times to keep everything feeling like new. The P.8 pads are a good match for the SRAM rotor hardness. I no longer have a need for sintered pads as I usually would on other systems (TRP & Shimano). I never liked SRAM levers because of the feel.
If the SRAM rotors do get a little bent, they’re easy to straighten out. The MT7 lever clamps also don't need to be immovably tight to be flex free. So, when crashes occur the lever will rotate on the bar instead of getting mangled (old Moto-X setup technique ).

Gustav Pro vs Maven? Endurance or outright power?
It is not possible to be over-braked where I live.
The MT7 Pro is awesome but do the Gustav Pro also suggest more e-integration? Oh, please don't believe ABS is a winning idea.

Happy riding!

[KevBee]

Big brakes for heavy loads. Let's also go to 11spd drives like XT LINKGLIDE.

[eckythump]

Be interesting to see how they are for fatigue on long DH or bike park laps.
Is there a hefty weight penalty being aimed at e-bikes?

[alexanderstooss]

Bad Urach (the location) is actual known for very tight corners on the trail. Here pivot turns with a lifted backwheel are a most do technique. From the video it seems that the brake hasn't been tested for this manover technique... any feedback how the brake behaves here would be great, thanks !!!

[TheMTBRider]

Magura's claim is that the power is the same as the MT7, just even more consistent, is that the case?

[marlonxxpl]

Where to buy these brakes?
Need it.
Am 246lbs.

[defunctworld]

Can you pull the quick link brake lines through those integrated headset cable routings? Also, I read that those quick links will be available for mt5/mt7 brakes, but will they also be able to to be pulled through those integrated headset cable routings?

[bfranco]

Is the lever and reservoir still made out of that thermo plastic material that strips out easily?

[orrphism]

Hopefully Magura focused some R&D on fixing their horrible levers, otherwise we'll see more Shigura brakes with these still. Plastic bleed screws need to go. The only lever I've ever completely broken in 15 years was a Magura.

[rpiian]

Man - when are these coming to Magura-USA? 😂 - I’m guessing when they sell all the MT7s…

[FIGHTTHECABLE]

If Hope would make mineral oil brakes, I would get the vented 220. But they don't.

[ThunderStruckMTB]

I've owned 2 Magura Vyron V2 droppers, 1 Vyron v3 dropper and a set of MT Trail brakes. My 1st v2 dropper lasted less than 8 months before being replaced under warranty by Magura. That replacement is still on a bike I ride once a month but I have to remove it and pump it back to 218psi before each ride because it loses all pressure between rides. The MT Trail brakeset was the worst brakeset I have ever tried. Noisy, rotor rub, flexy levers and less power than a Deore 6100 2 piston brake -and by a lot. The v3 Vyron? There was so much left to right wiggle & play in the saddle that I couldn't stand the racket it made when descending and I was told by Magura that they wouldn't warranty it because "I'm in the USA and they don't officially market it here".... I think I'll pass on the Gustav.

[albertmargarit]

I'm sorry but this video could been done with any other brakes, the results will be the same. If you want to show the capabilities of something that is supposed to be better than others you must show numbers, probably a test in a laboratory or test in real world side by side with others within the same situations. I'm not saying is your fault on the video, but the Magura Marketing team to propose this format. Also if the video is a colaboration or sponsored by Magura, you should indicate in your video