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@Dammit
I've ridden brakeless, and I've ridden in the mountains.
I'm not keen to combine the two, for a multitude of reasons.
One stands out though- if you've just spent 1-2 hours climbing 2,000 metres up then surely going back down the other side, freewheeling at 80-100Km/h is your reward?
Not jetting liquid fear-faeces over the windscreen of following Punto's as you desperately attempt to scrub speed with tyre that's down to the threads as you approach another hairpin.