Originally Posted by
urbanknight
I'm pretty sure you'd glaze your brake pads long before the pressure would go up enough to pop, so worry about that first.
On steep twisty descents on a tandem this can be an issue. You can actually hear and smell the brake pads off gassing. When this starts to happen, it's time to let them cool.
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