Originally Posted by
hairnet
^^^^ ooph, been there. Didn't expect the ride to head up into the Hollywood Hills so I took my fixed gear. I didn't bust a tube but the rim was on fire when I got to the bottom of the descent.
I actually melted the rubber rim strip and gum sidewalls of my crappy tires to the rim.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,0.016544&z=16
^^^^^what killed it.