Originally Posted by Sluggo
So have any of you blown out a clincher from brake-generated heat?
Yep. I have. And I witnessed it happening to another rider just moments later. I was descending at around 52 mph on the west side of Loveland Pass during the '89 Triple Bypass. That was the same year that the Courage Classic was on the same route, same day. This CC lady was pedaling up the west side of Loveland and decided that she didn't want to go the whole way up. So she pulled a U turn just before a turn right into the path a TBP descender. The crash required Flight For Life to Denver because of massive head injuries. On my descent, I rounded the turn and came upon a mass of riders that were stopped to assist. I braked hard for what seemed like 30 seconds and BAM! just as my bike came to a stop. Then I dismounted and got the hell out of the way. A minute later the same exact thing happened to another rider that came upon the scene in a blaze of speed. He also blew his tube just as his bike came to a stop.