Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes Review

Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes Reviews

Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £94.2 (RRP: £94.2)

Take a look now to discover what makes Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.

Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes Review


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Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes features

Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes specs

Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes
Spec 1

Colour: Black, Silver

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 69

Spec 2

Option: Single – 4 Finger, Single – 2 Finger

Other Brakes found with this Spec: 1

Feature 1

Colour: Black Edition silver

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Technical Features: Full hydraulic

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Oil Type: Mineral oil

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Hydraulic System: Closed, without expansion chamber

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Deceleration (m/s²) according to DIN 79100: 4.2

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Piston Diameter: Brake Lever/Caliper (mm): 14 / 2x14mm

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Pad Wear Adjustment: TPA (on-the fly)

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Transmission Medium: MAGURA Royal Blood mineral oil

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Brake Hose: Nylon, easily shortened

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Brake Lever: Composite

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Lever Clamp Diameter: Standard 22.2mm

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 12

Lever Blade: 2-finger, aluminium, black or silver 4-finger, aluminium, black 4-finger, ball end, silver (E-Bike, option)

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 13

Reach Adjust: Yes

Other Brakes found with this feature: 3

Feature 14

Sold individually

Other Brakes found with this feature: 25

Feature 15

Front or rear use (comes with 220mm of hose)

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Feature 16

Weight: 464 g/1.02lbs

Other Brakes found with this feature: 1

Price

£94.2

Number of Reviews

27

Review Score

4.7 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Brakes. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Brakes. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Brakes. Brands like Magura are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Brakes category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Brakes.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £94.2 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Brakes

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Brakes.

We found 171 in the Brakes category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £122.95, making it below average at £94.2.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Brakes. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £499.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £7.99.

With 171 products available we worked out that 85 cost more than Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes and 85 were cheaper.

Cost of Magura products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 41 products from Magura, of which 10 were in the Brakes category.

For now though we’re looking at Magura branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £63.78 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Magura product we found was £5.14 and the highest price we could find from them was £368.99.

Of the 41 from Magura, 9 were more expensive than Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes and 31 were cheaper.

How much are Magura Brakes?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Magura products that are listed in the Brakes category.

The average price of the 10 products that match this search was £146.19, with the cheapest coming in at £59.95 and highest price was £368.99. With the average being £146.19, Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes comes in below average.

7 products that meet this search were more expensive than Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes and 2 were cheaper.


Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.8 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brakes category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.4 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes or another similar product, like Hope Stealth Race E4 Evo Disc Brake reviews or SRAM Rival 22 Brake Caliper Set reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Brakes.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brakes. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Magura, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.0/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010915801
  • Product ID 2: 458404UK
  • Brand: Magura
  • Model number: 2700245
  • RRP: £94.2
  • EAN: 4055184008034
  • Description: Magura HS33R City/MTB BrakesBringing you braking power that you didn’t think was possible from a rim brake, the HS33R mountain bike/city bike brake has been enhanced with Magura’s tried and tested technologies. Featuring tool-less adjustment for brake pad wear and a simple bleeding system when it’s time for a service, Magura has managed to improve on a hydraulic rim brake that already was leading the pack.MTB Disc Brake with 2-Finger LeverThe brake lever’s master cylinder flip-flop design makes for fast installation. This is another example for the easy to use philosophy. The appeal of the HS 33 generation is the master cylinder’s high-class and lightweight construction and its elegant and sporty 2-finger aluminium lever blade.Features:Colour: Black Edition silver Technical Features: Full hydraulicOil Type: Mineral oil Hydraulic System: Closed, without expansion chamber Deceleration (m/s²) according to DIN 79100: 4.2 Piston Diameter: Brake Lever/Caliper (mm): 14 / 2x14mm Pad Wear Adjustment: TPA (on-the fly) Transmission Medium: MAGURA Royal Blood mineral oil Brake Hose: Nylon, easily shortened Brake Lever: Composite Lever Clamp Diameter: Standard 22.2mm Lever Blade: 2-finger, aluminium, black or silver 4-finger, aluminium, black 4-finger, ball end, silver (E-Bike, option) Reach Adjust: YesSold individuallyFront or rear use (comes with 220mm of hose)¬† Weight: 464 g/1.02lbsTechnologies:¬† Closed Hydraulic Rim Brake System Without Reservoir: Composite master with 2-finger aluminium lever blade with integrated TPA. 4-finger aluminium lever blade with ball end for E-Bikes as option. Fast OE-installation thanks to EVO 2 system¬† Shifter Compatibility: Compatible with all Shimano STI, SRAM trigger and SRAM and Rohloff twist grip shifters¬† Other: Fully compatible with Magura hydraulic switch and hall switch for E-Bikes, also available as FIRM-tech version. Also available with Magura IDM. Guarantee: 5-year leakproof warranty after online registration on magura.com Buy Magura Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Components > Brakes
  • Size: Single – 2 Finger
  • Unisex
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  • Adult

Other options for Brakes

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brakes. 171 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Magura HS33R City-MTB Brakes included,
SRAM Force 22 HydroR Disc Brake reviews, SRAM Force 22 HydroR Rim Brake reviews, or we really liked the look of SRAM Rival 22 HydroR Disc Brake reviews as another alternative.

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