Now that's the weird thing. I must fess I have never been the good boy biker but I have adjusted the way I do things so I've never had any trouble with in all the riding I have did. I've always been a front braker. I hardly ever use the rear brake in normal riding, only when I have to stop real fast or have to scrub a lot of speed fast. Yesterday when coming down, whenever I was stopping the first thing I was doing was reaching down to check and see how warm the rims were. The front rim was always much warmer than the rear rim...even when I swapped over to feathering while trying to favor using the rear brake more to save the front rim/brake for more powerful slowing. The front rim would always be warmer. It was was never too hot to touch and keep your hand there but it was hot.