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Originally Posted by Surly73
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The brake discs are going to be too hot to touch, even from pretty minor braking. Don't do that....
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Don't know about that. I drove Pikes Peak (Colorado, 14,110' driving summit) about 16 years ago. I stayed off the brakes as much as I could, but had to use them occasionally on the way down and at the brake temperature check station. The ranger couldn't believe the rotor temperature (taken with a temp gun). It was around 100º, IIRC. He asked me if I used my brakes at all and I said pretty much only to stop at his station. If the rotors had been too hot (I don't remember the exact temp) they make people stop for a minimum of something like 15 minutes to allow cooling.
I guess it all depends on what the OP considers "really hot." The OP also hasn't been back here since yesterday morning...