How do I replace the hose on Magura MT2 brakes

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I have a 2015 Specialized Stumpjumper HT Comp that haven’t used in years and has spent the last few years getting used and abused by my son. Nearly everything needs replacing so I’m turning it into a monster cross gravel bike using what I have laying around. The whole project will cost me nothing :joy:.

I’ve run into a problem with the brakes. I’m keeping the original Magura MT2 brakes on it to be paired with Ultegra shifters. I have to replace the hose so I got Magura olives and barbs. Now I’ve taken off the hose and have no idea what’s going on here. There’s no olive or barb and this bit that ends with the nut doesn’t seem to come apart. What do I need?

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That’s a factory-fitted hose fitting. I’d suggest looking at some aftermarket hose fitting options (Jagwire, for example) that will allow you to mount a hose into that caliper. Just be warned that not all hoses have equally internal and external diameters, so I’d suggest matching the fittings with the hose (such as, Jagwire to Jagwire).

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Thanks. Nothing’s as easy as it should be.

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@Dave_Rome BTW I always listen to Geek Warning especially Ask A Wrench. I don’t want you thinking your advice goes in one ear and out the other. This project is just repurposing an otherwise unused frame from a time of different geometry. I used to ride this XC bike with a 100mm stem, 20mm setback seatpost and a narrow, for mountain bikes, bar. With a 50mm stem, zero setback post and 42mm Cowbell handlebar it actually measures very close to my current gravel bike.

Side note about the Lifetime rules. I was a roadie when I used that bike for Leadville. It’s not very technical but it would have been a very bad idea to let someone with the handling skills I had at the time ride a drop bar bike there.

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Oh yep, older mountain bikes are extremely close in geometry to some of the newest adventure-type gravel bikes. Some of them make great gravel bikes.

The podcast segment you’re likely referring to was specifically about new mountain bikes being sold as dropbar bikes Modern MTB geometry is just a whole lot longer and doesn’t play as nicely.

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