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I'm no lightweight at 70ish kg. On this there'd be loads of brake work.
I didn't have any hand problems on TCR. The one time I remember having hand problems from braking was in Gran Canaria on a long descent with maybe 25 hairpins. That was at the end of a long day ride, at the end of a week of riding. Been fine on a heavy tourer in the Pyrenees or off road in Albania, etc. It was the multiple hairpins that I found hardest.
frank9755-
I'm no lightweight at 70ish kg
hahahaha 70kg is lightweight, lower than that you're just sticks in a skinbag.
When the road is rough, ie. XC races I'm on and off the brakes way more. Tarmac is much easier to just roll through corners. Off-road, I can't just let it roll out. My hands were pretty tired after the CP4 parcours trying to avoid excess speed and inevitable pinch flat but nothing like when I used to ride MTB.
hippy
How much do you weigh? Of course I could get away with rim brakes but I'd definitely be more likely to have hand issues during the race doing so.