# Anyone ever take part in the 6 Gap Ride in GA? **URL:** \ **Category:** Racing\ **Created:** [July 10, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076 "2019-07-10T01:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![r-squared](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/r-squared/32/12890_2.png) [@r-squared](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/r-squared)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076/41 "2025-11-27T15:31:23Z")
People have been riding those gaps for decades, at least. I’m 63 years old and have to roll my eyes, whenever I hear people debating whether they would be safe without disc brakes, or in the rain. 😉 Warm-over the old school ways of dealing with it: sit up; scrub speed by alternating front & back, before you potentially need to “panic brake”; look through to the exit of the curves. ---
**Author:** ![cinzanoframepump](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cinzanoframepump/32/25963_2.png) [@cinzanoframepump](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/cinzanoframepump)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076/42 "2025-11-27T16:02:47Z")
> [@r-squared](#): > > People have been riding those gaps for decades, at least. I’m 63 years old and have to roll my eyes, whenever I hear people debating whether they would be safe without disc brakes, or in the rain. True but not for decades with carbon rims and rim brakes, the topic of the question. ---
**Author:** ![BillyWaldman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/billywaldman/32/122094_2.png) [@BillyWaldman](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/BillyWaldman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076/43 "2025-11-27T16:44:41Z")
Your climbing the steepest hill. I dont recall the others really needing heavy braking ---
**Author:** ![r-squared](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/r-squared/32/12890_2.png) [@r-squared](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/r-squared)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076/44 "2025-11-27T18:31:31Z")
> True but not for decades with carbon rims and rim brakes, the topic of the question. Point taken, but before carbon rims and rim brakes, the anxiety over softening the tubular glue and inner tubes bursting from the heat was also a _thing_. I don’t think the technique has changed so much with the new rim materials. From memory, over the years, I was there to witness a couple of clinchers popping from riding the rim brakes. I wouldn’t say that it is common, but I have seen it for myself. More to your point, I have also heard, second/third hand, of rim/carbon becoming de-laminated on some rides up there. However, I am under the impression that those were early generation rims and the newer technology holds up to the heat/stresses better. I have no personal experience with rim brake/carbon, but ride with a few folks that do. At 200 lbs., and not a racer, being a weight-weenie would feel a little silly for me. ---
**Author:** ![Theyellowcarguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/theyellowcarguy/32/146461_2.png) [@Theyellowcarguy](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Theyellowcarguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076/45 "2025-11-27T20:05:41Z")
Brasstown Bald is the only climb in the area I don’t recommend on rim brakes. But it’s not part of the official six gap course. Also I find rim brakes now harder to run in groups if others are using disc brakes. Going faster into turns and the others stopping later makes it sketchy for rim brake riders. Thats why I upgraded more than anything. ---
**Author:** ![cinzanoframepump](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cinzanoframepump/32/25963_2.png) [@cinzanoframepump](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/cinzanoframepump)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076/46 "2025-11-28T01:56:28Z")
> [@r-squared](#): > > More to your point, I have also heard, second/third hand, of rim/carbon becoming de-laminated on some rides up there. However, I am under the impression that those were early generation rims and the newer technology holds up to the heat/stresses better One year when we spent 5 days in the area hitting all these climbs, 2 guys destroyed a wheel each. This was 10 years ago, but one of the wheels was a Reynolds just like the one I use now. You’re probably right about newer wheels being better in this regard though. The guys who cooked their wheels could have avoided it with different braking technique/usage obviously. [Previous page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/anyone-ever-take-part-in-the-6-gap-ride-in-ga/18076.md?page=2)