Why won't my brakes wear out!?

[user11235813]

Bought a set of Ferodo semi sintered front and rear brakes about a year ago, installed the rear ones but the front ones seemed fine. I just had another look at the front because there's been a very small bit of squealing recently but they appear to have about 3/4 of the tread left compared to the new ones I held side by side. There's 53,000kms on them so far and at this rate they'll go for another 50,000 kms, this seems a bit excessive to me. OK I am a big fan of engine braking but even so I'd expect a bit more wear by now.

[Bluesmudge]

Maybe you don't weigh very much, do a lot of highway riding on flat roads, and use the engine and lots of rear brake to assist in braking.

Even with 40,000 miles of mostly in-town riding in hilly areas and frequent 2-up riding, I am only on my second set of brake pads. For all its problems, at least the GS is easy on the consumables (tires, brakes, chains).

[alpo]

Brake pads that stop well and last a long time are a good thing. If you want them to wear more be harder on them....

[user11235813]

Well they do stop well as I'm always checking my emergency braking technique, so I guess I can't complain. 40k miles that's 64k kms, and I'm only about 1/3 of the way (if that) through my first set after 56k kms. This seems as strange to me as the people who claim they only get 150 miles on a full tank.