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How do you control your speed when on a long descent so that your brakes don’t overheat the rim braking area ?

The best way to keep your rims from overheating is apply the brake on & off & sit more upright. This will help blunt your speed as well. If you sit up in a non aerodynamic position, this will act like a parachute & also stick your knees out - either one or both . All this will help to scrub off speed now & then. Also try & relax the hands which should be on the drops of the handlebars and remember steering the bike should come form the hips.

Another trick is to take a nice wide entry into the turn & apex in the middle of the corner which means you’ll be straight lining the corner. If done correctly the bike will exit with virtually no effort from the rider. Remember it’s always faster to have a slower entry into the turn & then power out on the exit.

All this will help to scrub off speed when you might need to.

So look ahead when cornering & control your speed.

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