JDS968

Lower gears? :\

Was always taught not to use the brakes on downhill roads...

Anyway, what's the advantage of something like that compared to caliper paint? Galvanic protection?

John Etnier

With a little luck this discussion will be moot soon.
Zimmermman has been putting a coating on rotors lately.

Super_Marv

I can go down a hill with no hairpins using gears, but when you have around 30-40 or more, consecutive hairpins (like the Stelvio pass in Switzerland) it starts to become more difficult not to use brakes.

Jfrahm

I wonder about using rust conversion paint after some oxidation has taken place?

JDS968

Where are you talking about, do you actually go to Stelvio or is there some place in GB you drive through regularly? I really really wish I had something like that close to home! Florida is flat

I'd be giggling with joy at the repeated heel-and-toe opportunities Anyway, if you do that once in a while (or more?), do you use extra air ducting?

Super_Marv

There's a few really good passes in England and quite alot in Scotland and Wales. Over here, if you want to tackle some properly impressive mountain passes, you have to head towards the European Alps.

The part of England where I live is pretty flat too.

Last year I travelled through the French Alps, Swiss Alps and Austria, covering about 4500 miles and nearly 30 mountain passes.

Brakes were absolutely fine and fade free, throughout. My car has M030 calipers, drilled brake discs (or rotors as you, our American friends call them), braided hoses, Pagid blue brake pads, and ATE superblue brake fluid and all of them manage to stave off brake fade, without needing extra ducting.

I'll be doing it again in late August/September, only I'm making the trip a bit smaller this time round - probably 3000 or 3500 miles.

Of course, there's plenty of great mountain passes in America, and I'd like to do them at some point too!