Originally Posted by
Biker395
My buddy got some video of the brake failure/crash, so I thought I'd share it with everyone for the pucker effect.
This descent is STEEP, and the very steepest, most difficult section is a hairpin turn. I did this ride back in 2009, and I still remember that turn. The wide angle perspective of the GoPro doesn't do it justice. He knew of the turn, and was being very careful descending into it ... then his brakes failed ... and at the worst possible time.
The sound track masks the comments he and his stoker made near the end ... but you can imagine what was said.
Start the video at about 4:00 and behold the meaning of true terror. lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ous0MBoVTg
A rider on a downhill in the TDF this year had the rim brake heat up the rim so much that the glue holding the tire on melted, the tired rolled off going around a corner, and the rider went down. A teammate grabbed the tire and burned his hand
