ain wrote:
Hello everyone.

Kinda new here, been reading the newsgroup for about a week or two.

Just bought a new Specialized crossroads bike with disk brakes. I was
riding down a hill earlier tonight, It was pretty steep grade so I
had the brakes on all the way down, about a full minute give or take.

I was wondering if the disk brakes got warm after having them on for
so long so after I got down to the bottom of the hill I did a stupid
thing. I stopped, got off the bike, and touched the disk. I almost
burned the skin off my fingers, they were like 400 degrees.

Is there any warning I missed about not touching the disks? Is there
a limit to how long I can brake? Will long braking sessions cause
damage to the disks or brake pads?

Thanks in advance.

It's called friction! Rub your hands together and tell
me if they don't get warm. Same principle.

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- Zilla
Cary, NC
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