I’ve a choice of Magura Trail Sport or Deore 4-pot.

The Shimano’s I’m wary of, these are replacement for leaky 2-pot Deores.

I know that Magura use 0.2mm thicker rotors. In my head that’s not even a half pad of wear.

Does it make a difference? Anyone else run Shimano rotors with Magura?

I’ve got magura on two bikes, various rotors across various wheels and I can’t tell the difference nor am I dead yet. I think.

Wanna buy an unused set of Magura MT5s Matt?

I went from MT5s to Deore 4 pots and loving them.

I liked the magura brakes but once they needed bleeding they never worked properly.

I’m using the Deores with magura rotors so I’m sure you can do the same in reverse.

Well happy with the Deore 4 pots so far though and for £115 all in they’re a bargain

I liked the magura
every mountain bike brake ever brakes but once they needed bleeding they never worked properly.

Well happy with the Deore 4 pots so far though and for £115 all in they’re a bargain

This!

Also have MT7s with Shimano floating rotors and am alive (in fact the combo has saved me from my crappy skill set on several occasions)

Wanna buy an unused set of Magura MT5s Matt?

Maybe…
I’m looking at £130 for Magura Trail Sport or £103 for the Deore 4-pot.

I’m running MT Trails and up until a few months ago RT77’s, now HC Storms.

The brakes worked well enough on the Shimano rotors, but a few thread discoveries led to looking at specifications for rotors and the discovery that Magura tell you to throw their rotors away when they’re the same thickness Shimano rotors are new. For the price of a pair of rotors I thought it would be worth experimenting and as a result I’ll pay a lot more attention to rotor specs in future.

The brakes generally feel better on the HC Storm’s – not a huge difference but it’s there, and given dome of the stunts people will attempt to improve brake feel and performance, I reckon using the right thickness rotor is a pretty sane upgrade… has to be said the Shimano rotors look secksier though.

Cheers all, I’ve bought the Deore 4-pot brakes.
The Magura’s needed extra adaptor for ispec and possibly the thicker rotors with more adaptors to centre lock, making higher price even higher again…

Whereabouts are the deore 4 pots at that price please !

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/shimano-mt501-4-piston-brake-lever-brake-kit/136938227/p

Even without pads that is quite a bargain! If I hadn’t just replaced my walking boots I might have had a pair of those for spares!

Cool thanks for the link.

Jist reading the q&a on the link and it says they don’t come with brake pads.

Any ideas how much the pads are or if the xt single caliper pads will fit ?

I have a pair of pads already after a mis-order last year. 😎

They’re the D03S resin, D02S Metal

If it helps I’ve found them with pads fitted @ £117.82 so not sure how that compares to the link above.

https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/shimano-br-mt501-disc-brake-set-721660

Cheers

Steve.

Mine arrived this morning from BikeInn.

Full aftermarket boxed brakes with pads, spacers, olives and inserts.

£103 Deore 4-pots people.

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/shimano-mt501-4-piston-brake-lever-brake-kit/136938227/p?belboon=031b3908984b03060e00461e,3355935,subid=91808X1545679Xf44f55d4b0a562827e9df8c2b784b5b2&utm_source=203577&utm_medium=afiliados&utm_campaign=bikeinn_uk

Bump for the evening crowd…