Hi All,

I just moved to the French alps (sucks I know! ) and did my first long descents. The roads around here have plenty of sharp bends and are up to ca. 15 % gradient which means near constant braking. After only a few 100 meters of descent my rims were almost too hot to touch.

Anybody ever experience a blowout or other problems from heating caused by braking? I am curious if I am worrying too much about it.

cheers,

Jim