Szymon Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Did someone connect the MT5 lever with the MT7 caliper? According to Magura the MT5 and MT7 levers and calipers are different. The MT7 levers have more leverage and so their throw is slightly longer, to make up for this the pads sit slightly closer to the disk on the caliper. MT5 has less leverage so the pads have a bit more clearance. According to this the MT7 Caliper with the MT5 lever should produce a pretty short throw on the lever. https://magura.com/en/EUR/are-the-mt5-and-mt7-brake-calipers-really-different-how-are-they-different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 No problem. And I'm calling BS on that Magura article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted August 18, 2023 Report Share Posted August 18, 2023 Yeah that article seems a little fishy. There's no way mt7 and mt5 calipers are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szymon Posted August 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 Why? If the master cylinders has different pistons. Why wouldn't a caliper have different pistons and seals? Someone wrote that the MT7 lever and the MT5 caliper are very soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 The master cylinders are also the same, as far as the piston goes at least. It's just some marketing to justify the blingy MT7. Of course, the MT7 also has some adjustability features on the MC (and optionally the HC3 lever) the MT5 lacks. But with the longer lever, the MT5 actually has more leverage, and hence power, than the MT7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szymon Posted August 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 MT7 piston on the left, MT5 piston on the right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Szymon said: MT7 piston on the left, MT5 piston on the right So, does the diameter differ? We need a venier calliper pic Edited August 22, 2023 by Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szymon Posted August 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Diameter is the same. Only the shape is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Cool, so definitely no difference in power/leverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 But what about the caliper? I knew the levers were different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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