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1. Welcome to the Passion People!
On the fully hydraulic MAGURA disc brake system MAGURA Louise the braking force is
transmitted to the braking surface by a mineral oil column. The movement of the lever blade
moves a piston, which is integrated in the brake lever (master cylinder). The piston pushes
the mineral oil column through the brake hose in the direction of the brake caliper, where
two pistons, on which the brake pads are fixed, are pushed out. The friction between the
brake pads and the rotor is slowing down the bicycle and
causes a heating of both the rotor and the brake caliper.
Never touch either the rotor or the brake caliper after long braking as this may
cause serious burns.
You will be pleased to find out that the MAGURA Louise disc brakes offer a superior
braking power even with little hand force applied, no matter what the weather conditions
should be. Particularly in wet weather conditions disc brakes are much more responsive
than rim brakes and transmit their enormous power shortly after activating the brake lever.
Disc brakes do not cause a wear of your rims. In case of insufficient mounting conditions
they might however cause a squealing noise during braking, mainly in wet weather conditi-
ons.
This manual contains important information about the safe installation,
operation and maintenance of your MAGURA disc brake. We urge you to read
it carefully, become familiar with its contents and follow our recommendations to
help make your new braking experience enjoyable and trouble free.
Please note that the Louise brake is delivered in different versions with different
rotor diameters and for different fitting alternatives for which we offer a variety of
adaptors. The basic installations steps remain however always the same.
Although the Louise disc brake system is relatively simple you should not over-
estimate your technical skills! We therefore advise you to leave the following works
to a trained technician of a professional bike shop.
This workshop manual is part of the product that must not be sold without it.
In case of any further questions or problems we warmly recommend to visit our website
www.magura.com where you will always find the newest and hottest tips about all our pro-
ducts and free online help around the clock in our forum. You can also download on
magura.com this manual in a convenient A4 format. Stay tuned with the Passion People!
Thank you for your confidence in our products, enjoy your ride and your new
MAGURA disc stoppers!
Happy trails!
Brake lever (master cylinder)
MAGURA Louise®
Brake caliper and rotor MAGU-
RA Louise®
Congratulations! You have purchased a fully
hydraulic MAGURA disc brake proudly
„Made in Germany“. You will be enthusia-
stic about the awesome braking power and
the very little maintenance that is neces-
sary on our stoppers. Good to know that
you are not alone, millions of users world-
wide rely on them and every day we’re
becoming more!!
