Trickstuff, the German brand known for crafting only the highest-end brakes on the market, has pushed its braking technology further. With the Piccola HD Titanium, the brand has taken its Piccola brake and has graced it with a 3D-printed titanium lever designed in collaboration with Trumf. Here are all of the details.
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Trickstuff’s 3D-printed lever that was designed with help from Trumf – the first of its kind – was unveiled at Eurobike 2024. Owing to its overwhelmingly positive reception, the brand pulled the design from the prototyping phase and has brought the additively manufactured product to the market. The lever gets a honeycomb texture for grip, and the whole of its construction utilises hollow printed structures to shed grams while boosting strength.
As for the weight of the lever, Trickstuff says it weighs 14.5g with bearings installed. The brakeset as a whole is slated to tip the scale at 442g.
Bolted onto the Piccola HD, the brakeset is built to please those who prefer their riding away from the bike park. To do so, it combines the lightweight Piccola lever assembly with the C42 four-piston caliper found on the brand’s Direttissima brake in a bid to balance lightweight with an abundance of braking power.
That lever uses a 9mm pump piston that pushes two 14mm and a pair of 17mm pistons at the caliper. Those pistons are head resistant, says the brand, and built from hollow stainless steel.
Available in black and silver colours, the Trickstuff Piccola HD Titanium brakeset will set you back £1,100, and we’re told that upgrade levers will hit the market for original Piccola users.
