The Cura has a bit less power than the Trail Sport (2-piston vs 4-piston) so some folks may want to go up a rotor size for the front brake with the Cura. I personally run both with 180mm rotors.
Other than that I don't find either lever shape leads to more/less hand (finger?) fatigue if that's what you're asking. Both lever shapes work awesome for me.
I was simply noting that for riders that prefer a generous hook at the end of their brake lever the Magura HC delivers that through a broad range of reach adjustment whereas the Cura starts to feel 'straight' when dialed closer to the bar.
I know a few riders who don't like the HC lever but prefer the lever shape of the standard Magura lever, TRP Quadiem, etc and for those riders (regardless of hand size) the Cura would be a better fit.
So again, just talking about preference, not performance.
July 29, 2018, 11:42 p.m. - Andrew Major
The Cura has a bit less power than the Trail Sport (2-piston vs 4-piston) so some folks may want to go up a rotor size for the front brake with the Cura. I personally run both with 180mm rotors. Other than that I don't find either lever shape leads to more/less hand (finger?) fatigue if that's what you're asking. Both lever shapes work awesome for me. I was simply noting that for riders that prefer a generous hook at the end of their brake lever the Magura HC delivers that through a broad range of reach adjustment whereas the Cura starts to feel 'straight' when dialed closer to the bar. I know a few riders who don't like the HC lever but prefer the lever shape of the standard Magura lever, TRP Quadiem, etc and for those riders (regardless of hand size) the Cura would be a better fit. So again, just talking about preference, not performance.