Sea Otter 2025 – Magura Gustav Pro

by Brian Mullin on April 24, 2025

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With the GUSTAV PRO, MAGURA has created the perfect combination of power, stability, and modulation.

For the finest precision on the longest descents, later braking points, and less workshop time. Because sometimes size does matter, they have taken all parts to a new level. Perfect for E-MTBs and gravity tanks. Massive 2.5 mm brake discs and 19 mm brake pistons provide a new braking sensation and keep you out of the workshop twice as long. Their EASY LINK plug-and-play system makes the hose connection fast and simple.

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  • Typical Use: Enduro, Downhill, E-MTB
  • Weight: 348 g
  • Pistons: 4
  • Material brake master: Carbotecture
  • Lever: PRO brake lever, Aluminum
  • Reach Adjust: toolless
  • Brake caliper: one-piece forged, Aluminum
  • Color: grey, black
  • Brake pad: 13.S
  • Hose connection: EASY LINK
  • Clamp: Aluminum, integrated Shiftmix option
  • Guarantee: 5-year leak-proof guarantee

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Gustav, the founder of MAGURA, was a true thinker and innovator of his time. His constant drive for progress inspired a braking system that revolutionized the scene in the 90s:

MAGURA´s first hydraulic disc brake for bicycles – the MAGURA GUSTAV M.

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The GUSTAV PRO brake master fits perfectly into modern cockpits with a 0-degree hose outlet. With a 7 mL oil volume in the expansion reservoir, they have taken every measure to ensure that bleeding is rarely necessary and is even ABS-compatible.

The new PRO brake lever from GUSTAV is based on the HC-W brake lever, developed in collaboration with Loic Bruni, and features an adapted minimum reach setting. It offers a comfortable length to save hand strength and still has a crisp pressure point feel. The Reach Adjust is beautifully integrated into the lever, providing perfect protection.

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The heart of the new GUSTAV and home to the huge 19 mm pistons! Forged as a single piece, the brake caliper is exceptionally stiff and provides sufficient support for ample power. Because not everyone feels like spending time in the workshop, a larger air gap between the pad and the rotor makes many tasks easier for you and eliminates annoying dragging.

Even under a full load, the rigid 2.5 mm rotors and the minimal heating of the system ensure vibration-free braking that’s exceptionally smooth.

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Because the brake pad is more than just a wear part, they have invested considerable effort in developing the 13.S, which offers larger pad volume.

As a perfect all-rounder, it achieves the valuable sweet spot between braking power, stability, and low noise, as well as durability, giving the GUSTAV a particularly quiet, reliable, and yet powerful braking feel within the overall system.

Their new bleeding valve and a circumferential oil channel without dead ends make bleeding the GUSTAV PRO child’s play.

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Plug’n Play for your brake hose. Thanks to EASY LINK, you are more flexible than ever before. From now on, you can disconnect your hose from the brake master cylinder at any time, without the need for special tools. Their answer to all annoying work on the bike with internal hose routing. Have you ever tried changing a headset on modern bikes? No longer a problem with EASY LINK. If the inevitable happens and you have to repair damage from a fall, EASY LINK is also your best friend. They deliver the brake caliper or master to you individually, pre-filled and ready to go.

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