Product news: With the SRAM Guide T, the US manufacturer is introducing a new, inexpensive 4-piston brake. As the name suggests, it is based on the established Guide series. The brake caliper even corresponds to the more expensive versions, only the lever has to be compromised a few times in view of the price.
SRAM's Guide brake series is probably one of the best-selling and most used brakes on mountain bikes. Good modulation, strong braking power and easy maintenance can be counted on its plus side. There have already been five variants of the Guide, only in the low price range there was still a small hole that SRAM is now filling with the new Guide T.
The highlight: The SRAM Guide T should retain the big plus points of the other, more expensive guides, but at the same time be available in stores at a lower price. SRAM states €117 per brake as an RRP, but the street price should level off noticeably further down. A brake set should therefore be available for well under €200. However, you can't do magic with the US manufacturer either and for the low price you have to do without the tool-free width adjustment of the brake lever compared to the next higher model, the Guide R. This may not be too important for beginners anyway and the brake caliper corresponds to that of the higher-quality variants. Braking power and modulation should therefore be at a similarly high level.
Otherwise, the SRAM Guide R also inherits some other features of the series, including the BleedingEdge vent and of course the brake levers are also matchmaker-compatible here. SRAM specifies the weight of the Matchmaker version with 800mm cable as 280g - here too it is on a par with the more expensive Guide R.
The SRAM Guide T will go on sale in January.