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if all goes well should we be looking for a bike with a 3rd brake?
Two properly-adjusted brakes should be fine, but the faster you go downhill the less you need brakes!
If you are worried about heat after a lot of braking then you can just stop for a minute and let things cool down. I've done that on a solo on long, steep, twisty descents.
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Thanks, good to hear re sizing and yeah happy to put in a bit of work to get things ship-shape. We wouldn't be a super heavy team (Guessing 140kg or so with me being the majority of the ballast), won't be trying to pin it downhill, and wouldn't be bringing any camping gear - if all goes well should we be looking for a bike with a 3rd brake?