MAGURA MT5e HIGO-Opener 2-Finger Disc Brake

Four-Piston Braking Power, now also for E-Bikes! – For control open circuit.

The number one upgrade for e-bikes and speed pedelecs is targeting the booming market for e-bikes and speed pedelecs, which have power assistance up to 45 km/h, with the new MT5e.

Demanding All-Mountain and Enduro mountain bikers have already been convinced by the benefits, and these are just as important in traffic: the lightweight brake lever housing, made from MAGURA-exclusive Carbotecture material, offers superb ergonomics when combined with the special pedelec brake lever in die-cast aluminium. The ultra-rigid four-piston brake calliper, with easy brake pad replacement thanks to magnetiXchange pistons, provides superior braking power in any conceivable riding situation. And the legendary MAGURA Royal Blood fluid is not just more environmentally friendly than the DOT brake fluids used by many competitors, it also guarantees long-term low maintenance and therefore low cost of ownership.

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Features

• Ergonomic, 2-finger, aluminium brake lever
• Carbotecture® housing & handlebar clamp
• Adjustable lever reach All-in-one
• 4-piston brake calliper with banjo
• magnetiXchange brake pistons for easy brake pad replacement
• Compatible with all MAGURA HC and Storm SL discs

Product Features

• Use: E-Bike
• HIGO Normally open: 2 poles, male, red
• Lever blade: Aluminium
• Brake lever and caliper: Carbotecture SL (Master), Aluminium forged (Caliper)
• Material fitting bolts: Steel
• Disc diameter (mm) – not included!
  • Front 203/8, 180/7, 160/6
  • Rear 203/8, 180/7, 160/6, 140/5 (ONLY Storm SL)
• 2-Piece Lever Clamp: Yes
• Technical features: Full hydraulic dual piston floating caliper
• Postmount mounting (PM): Yes, direct mount
• BAT (bite point adjuster): No
• Pad wear adjustment: Automatic
• Brake pads:
  • Organic 9.1 Performance (4 Pistons 2 Pads)
  • 8.1 Performance (4 Pistons 4 Single Pads)
• Hose fitting caliper: RHR – Rotateable house routing
• Brake hose: MAGURA disc tube easily shortened
• Transmission medium: MAGURA Royal Blood mineral oil
• Hydraulic system: Open, with expansion chamber
• Intern. standard mounting (IS): Yes, adaptor
• EBT (Easy Bleed Technology): Yes
• Feel-Safety-Ergonomic: Yes
• Dual Docking for trigger shifters: Yes
• Reach adjust: Yes
• magnetiXchange: Yes
• OPD (caliper in one-piece design): Yes
• Brake hose length: 2200mm (shortable)

Color

• black

Weight

• ~380g (with 160mm Storm SL-Rotor)

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Scope of delivery

• 1 MT5 HIGO-Opener 2-finger Disc Brake (left/right mountable)
• 1 pair Organic 9.1 Performance Brake Pads
• 6 Fitting bolts for rotor Torx T25
• 2 Fastening screws
• 2 Insertpins
• 2 Olives
• 2 Washers
• 1 Torx key
• 1 Transport safety
• Disc brake is ready for installation, completely assembled and bleeded!

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Technology

What is Carbotecture?
In the sensitive motorcycle and bicycle industries, MAGURA stands for the highest possible quality, solid reliability and mature components from its in-house production in Germany. In developing special materials and processes such as Carbotecture® and Carbolay®, we have realized designs and constructions that no other manufacturer can implement. We have also established an extremely effective quality assurance system at our Hülben and Hengen production and assembly sites near the original factory in Bad Urach. MAGURA brakes are light, very stable and function reliably for many years – and we realize these features with several plastics that we develop ourselves. However, Carbotecture is definitely not just a “plastic” – it is so much more!

We see ourselves as the architects of our materials – and the term Carbotecture® is a combination of the terms carbon and architecture. Here is a brief explanation of how we create our basic Carbotecture® material: First of all, a mixture of high-tech polymers and carbon or glass fibres is converted into a plastic granulate by means of several complex processes. During the processing from the granulate to the finished component, the carbon fibres are then optimally aligned to match future stress requirements. This “Carboflow” process can create any desired shape from the granulate during an injection moulding process. Carbotecture® offers major advantages compared to classic lightweight aluminium – for example, it’s 50% lighter, but it possesses the same tensile and breaking strength! Thanks to our highly developed machines and processes, Carbotecture® is indeed a dream material, from which smooth surfaces can be created in almost any complex shape – and this is also how we make our rigid yet lightweight brake masters. BMW also relies on the special properties of Carbotecture® for its motorcycles – the clutch master of the BMW GS is also made of this material, for instance.

We increase the resistance of our Carbotecture SL® material by integrating medium-length carbon fibres into the polyamides instead of short fibres – and this also reduces the weight of the material. The brake masters of our award-winning MT disc brake series are made of Carbotecture® and Carbotecture SL®.

Yet another of our materials is Carbolay®. It is produced in a fully automated procedure, during which a textile process is used to position the carbon fibres according to load. The fibres are then automatically impregnated with resin in a mould. This process enables us to produce Carbolay® lever blades in an attractive and ergonomically optimized form – and the blades also achieve perfect finger force transmission thanks to their high degree of rigidity and low weights.

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MAGURA have come up with a groundbreaking new solution for the MT5e

A mechanical switch located right inside the brake lever. It activates the brake light even before the brakes actually bite, and this will also be useful for power assist systems with a regenerative braking mode, so that it can be engaged as quickly as possible. And should a crash occur, exchanging the unit is much cheaper than with our competitors, because the switch is located within the brake lever housing.”

The MT5e also uses the new Storm HC brake rotors. Compared to the previous Storm models these have even higher stability under load and greater mechanical strength. The new friction surface geometry of the brake discs, which are still 2 mm thick and available from 160 to 203 mm in diameter, provides optimum wear and noise performance.