Re: brakes and lonnnng downhills

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <v01530503b2413fefb3a7@[206.106.147.12]> pjrose@servtech.com (Phil & Judy Rose) writes:

> Anyway, my question concerns braking during the return trip, which as some
> of you know, is a 7-mile long drop from 6000 feet--all done at about 20-25
> mph with brakes working nearly full time. At the bottom, Kirby Smith
> noted--to our surprise--that both _rear_ wheels were noticeably hotter than
> the fronts.

Lack of cooling airflow.

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