Over the past few years we’ve seen some impressive products from German brands roll the Dirt office doors. YT, Canyon and more recently Radon have dished up incredibly well sorted bikes with very keen pricing. In the last year, mostly through testing e-bikes, we’ve been reintroduced to the German brand Magura.
Well known in the past for their early entry into the hydraulic rim brake and disc brake market, we’ve seen very few of this brand’s components as standard spec on production bikes – until now. The Magura Gustav was a very well regarded heavy duty brake back in the day and a popular sight. SRAM and Shimano have mostly dominated the current market, with Hope, Formula and now TRP making occasional appearances.
