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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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Long steep descents
I know that hydraulic disc brakes offer the ultimate in safety on long steep descents. overheated rims, tubes and tires are not an issue with disc brakes.
While I have multiple disc brake road bikes, I'm still using a rim brake bike road bike occasionally. Two questions come to mind:Are high quality carbon rims that use modern high temperature resins just as safe an aluminum rims while descending steep mountain roads?
Are tubeless tires always safer than clinchers that use tubes?
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