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[ST] Riding Styles and Consumption of consumables (was: OEM pads)



It strikes me how much difference in wear and component life each persons riding style creates.

Ken below states that he has 42k on his original rear pads. My OEM rear brake pads died around 16,000 miles. I changed them at 17,000, and came within a couple of molecules of needing a new rear rotor. 

OTOH at 20k (now), I've still got lots and lots of wear left on the fronts. 

In doing some talking around, I heard that a lot of mfr's will put softer material on the rear brake pads, since there is typically less braking force exerted on the rear wheel. Can anyone confirm?

Peter Chittum
'01 BRG ST
San Jose, CA, USA 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ken
> Mitchell
> OTOH, I still have my original pads in the rear 
> caliper at 42,000
> miles, on my second set of fronts. When I changed them out at 
> 18,000, 
> 

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