Monday, September 06, 2004

Rim myth?

Is the heating up of rims/ tube failure really an issue on descents or is that myth?

1 comment:

Liz Schleeper said...

If wheels are current technology and tires/ tubes in good condition, I am wondering if feathering (heavy feathering let’s say) of brakes on mountain descents can cause equipment failure. The four people I know who have flatted decending Wintergreen, flatted because of routine gravel in tube, not breaking. But descents in Blue Ridge/ Appalachia are often steep but not long, so is this more an issue in long mt passes? I held on to breaks pretty good down long descents in Alps and Rockies. Am I just lucky?