Your tires should do fine. You brakes will be ok as long as they're not worn to a frazzle. There is not much elevation change on the Dragon. tailofthedragon.com has a cross section elevation map if you wanna see it. Someplace like the Overlook in Chattanooga has some relentless hills that will push the limits on stock brakes when you're on the way back down, but the Dragon won't do you much harm there. I run stock brakes and have had no problem - even when fully loaded.
