Magura Wins Gold And Silver At 2012 London Olympics
Friday, August 24, 2012 at 5:41PM Gold and silver in London with MAGURA Parts
Medal win for Julie Bresset and Sabine Spitz with MT8 brakes
The two fastest women in the Olympic cross-country race trusted in MAGURA parts: The 23-year-old Frenchwoman Julie Bresset took gold in London and Sabine Spitz from Germany's Black Forest took silver. The 40-year-old German completed her collection of Olympic medals after bronze in Athens in 2004 and gold in Beijing in 2008.
The artificially constructed cross-country race track at Hadleigh Farm - an hour to the east of London - was particularly challenging: Jumps, steep curves and technically demanding stoney sections challenged both riders and bikes. Julie Bresset managed it best: The 23-year-old pulled away from Sabine Spitz and the American Georgia Gould in the fourth of six laps to finally take gold with some considerable lead. The light hardtail used by Bresset was equipped with the MT8 brake by MAGURA. Her closest rival, the German Sabine Spitz, rode a 650B hardtail also with MT8 brakes and a new TS suspension fork by MAGURA. The light and reliable suspension fork from the Team Suspension range for 27.5 inch or 650B provides stiffness with its 15-millimetre thru axle and therefore also precision steering.
MT8: The first choice for cross-country
With the MT8, MAGURA provides the first disc brake in the world with master cylinders on the brake lever constructed entirely of carbon. The new material allows a slim and ergonomic brake handle shape developed in collaboration with the Ergonomics Department of the Technical University of Dresden. For those braking with the index and middle finger - like Julie Bresset - the ergonomics of the brake lever are perfect. The carbon-fibre casing and carbon lever make the MT8 one of the lightest disc brakes on the market and so a first choice for cross-country racers like Sabine Spitz and Julie Bresset.
Fork for 27.5 inch wheels: 650B model by MAGURA
Only few manufacturers offer as broad a spectrum of 650B models as MAGURA. For the new trend, the Swabian hydraulics expert has forks of 120 to 150 millimetres travel in its range. They can be used with almost all 650B/27.5 inch tyres on the market.
Special bearings and grease ensure a particularly sensitive response, while the QR15 thru axle provides high stiffness. The TS8 with 120 millimetre hub is already available with weights upwards of 1,630 grams. Sabine Spitz used an especially light TS 8 SL suspension fork with 80 millimetre travel.
About MAGURA (Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KG)
With its headquarters in Bad Urach / Germany, Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KG with its brand name MAGURA has four business sectors operating at international level: bicycle components, power sports, controls and injection moulding. MAGURA is a pioneer in bicycle and motorcycle components and has a worldwide monopoly on hydraulic brakes for bicycle wheel rims. Founded in 1893, the company is backed by a tradition of more than 100 years of competence in hydraulics and materials. In addition to brakes and suspension forks for bicycles, the company develops and manufactures industrial controls and injection moulding components. The name MAGURA stands for the name of the founder - Gustav Magenwirth - and the name of the town in which the company is based - Bad Urach.
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Magura MT8 Disc Brakes Win 2012 Red Dot Product Award
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:03AM ;)
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MAGURA's MT8 Wins "red dot award: product design 2012"
Mountain Bike Disc Brake MT8 Wins Award
The bicycle components manufacturer MAGURA has been awarded the "red dot" quality seal for trailblazing product design in respect of the MT8, the top model of its new MT generation of brakes. The "red dot" jury adjudication criteria are such as degree of innovation, functionality, ergonomy or ecological soundness. MAGURA's new MT8 is notable for its extremely lightweight construction, high performance, ergonomic shape and flip-flop design.
MAGURA's objective was to create the lightest disc brake in the world whilst at the same time providing top design, functionality and ergonomics. The newly developed generation of brakes, MT, is a breakthrough for the initiative "MAGURA on the move", which also aims to create innovative product solutions and strengthen the MAGURA commitment to Germany as a location for business. In particular, the top model MT8 caused a furore in the bike industry at its introduction in 2011. "We have the highest standards in terms of functionality and ergonomy of our products. The 'red dot design award' serves as confirmation in our constant endeavour to develop the perfect bicycle components", Götz Braun,
MAGURA Head of Marketing, says. For the MT8, MAGURA developed its own carbon fibre material Carbotecture SL, which is considerably lighter than aluminium, yet extremely strong under tension. With the MT8, MAGURA provides the first brake in the world with master cylinders on the brake lever to be constructed entirely of carbon. The new material allows a slim and ergonomic brake handle developed in collaboration with the Ergonomics Department of the Technical University of Dresden (Germany). The brake was constructed with ease of maintenance in mind. A practical flip-flop design allows the same brake lever to be installed on the left or right. MAGURA Royal Blood Mineral Oil is used as braking fluid, an environmentally friendly material.
Facts on the "red dot design award"
The "red dot design award" is one of the world’s largest design competitions. It is comprised of three fields "red dot award: product design", "red dot award: communication design" and "red dot award: design concept". A 30-strong international jury of experts selected 2012 the winner in 19 different competing categories from 4,515 applications. Further information at http://en.red-dot.org/
About MAGURA (Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KG)
The MUNZ-MAGENWIRTH Group, headquartered in Bad Urach, Germany, has four internationally operating divisions: Bicycle Components, Powersports, Controls and
Injection Molding. In Bicycle and Motorbike Components, MAGURA is among the pioneers and has a global monopoly in the field of hydraulic rim brakes for racing cycles. The traditional company looks back on over 100 years of experience in hydraulics and materials. Alongside brakes and suspension forks for bikes, the company also develops and manufactures controls for industrial use as well as injection moulds. The name MAGURA (established 1893) is comprised of the name of the founder Gustav Magenwirth and the location of the company's headquarters Bad Urach.
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Brian Lopes Signs With Magura
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:49AM Multi Talented athlete Brian Lopes has partnered with Magura to meet his braking needs for 2012 and beyond. After hearing about the new MT Series brakes from Magura, Lopes contacted Magura last summer because he was looking for a disc brake that would meet his strong expectations and high standards and also hold up to the abuse that he dishes out on a daily basis. "Magura brakes have been on my radar for a while and after finally riding them I was definitely stoked at the weight and performance benefits they offered. Besides the fact that I have had no fade issues at all and they're stealthy quiet, they also have the best modulation I’ve ever experienced," says Lopes.
Lopes is riding the recently launched super light MT8, the first disc brake in the industry with a full carbon master cylinder, and the freeride optimized MT6 on which he has already ridden his Magura equipped Ibis to to some major wins including the Crankworx Whistler Enduro DH , Crankworx Colorado Rainmaker DH, Crankworx Colorado Dual Slalom and the Llinars Spain DH where he set the new course record.
According to Jeff Enlow, General Manager of Magura USA, “Everyone at Magura is super excited to be working with Brian for the upcoming season. Having an athlete like Brian Lopes racing on Magura really validates the design of the new MT Series brakes and gives us valuable testing and feedback from the field."
Lopes, who competed as a pro in the BMX circuit for seven years before channeling all his efforts into mountain biking in 1993, has had an unprecedented twenty year career as a professional cyclist. His impressive accomplishments over this time include over 19 titles, among them, nine National Championship titles, six UCI World Cup Championships, and four World Championships making him the winningest UCI World Cup athlete of all time. Lopes earned his “Flyin Brian” nickname early in his career as a BMX’er that evoked a super smooth style and aggressive air over the jumps which set him apart from the competition. Lopes is not only a legend in the BMX and MTB Gravity worlds, but has also evolved as an incredibly diversified athlete of other cycling disciplines shown by his recent victory at the California State Cyclocross Championships for the 2nd consecutive year!
His accomplishments off the track are just as prestigious, as he was nominated in 2001 for an ESPY "Action sport Athlete of the Year", won two NEA (World Extreme Sports Award) for "Mountain Biker of the Year" in 2000 & 2001, published the best selling Mountain Bike how-to book of all time and is even featured in SONY PlayStation’s "Downhill Domination"! To put the icing on the cake, in 2008 he was inducted into the Mountain Bike and BMX Hall of Fame.
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