nathrix Posted December 6, 2010 Share http://www.bikerumor.com/2010/12/06/all-new-magura-mt8-hydraulic-disc-brakes-unveiled-with-carbotecture/ http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2011-magura-mt8-hydraulic-disc-brakes1.jpg Magura has just leaked some images of their all-new MT8 hydraulic dsc brakes. Claiming to be their lightest stoppers ever, they’ve been in development for two years. The levers Two years in development, Magura’s new MT8 disc brakes promise to be the company’s lightest brakes it has yet produced. To achieve lightness, Magura developed a material with a high number of carbon fibres embedded in a thermoplastic matrix, which they call Carbotecture. Once mixed, it’s injection molded using a Carbolay process for the levers and Carbontecture for the full-carbon master cylinder. That’s right…FULL CARBON MASTER CYLINDER! “It is only half the weight of aluminium and yet has tremendous tensile strength, somewhere between aluminium and steel. This makes it extremely resistant to impact and fracture. It has the highest fatigue strength under completely reversed alternating stresses of all known component materials. Its power-to-weight ratio (tensile strength/density) is twice as high as that of aluminium or magnesium and six times higher than that of steel or die-cast zinc.” Madrea Jordaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weight Weenie Posted December 7, 2010 Share Mmm any idea on weight ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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capediver Posted April 22, 2019 Share What's the fuss about them loosing pressure?You just woke a 9 year thread....what fuss? Wayne pudding Mol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wayne pudding Mol Posted April 22, 2019 Share What's the fuss about them loosing pressure?Opening post of the year Markellis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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