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Originally Posted by COcyclist
I don't recall whose signature, but it goes "if you are using the brakes you are doing it all wrong." If you are hypermiling you shouldn't be overheating the brakes so smooth covers should be OK for most of us on this site. They are still open to the air on the inside of the wheel after all.
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Bingo!
You should only need to cool the breaks if you use them a lot. I do not. I coast down to 10-15 MPH before breaking. The only time I use my breaks a lot is when I am in part of town where the lights are badly timed or if I am trailing a jerk who stomps on their breaks often.