Originally Posted by
cutdbeard
At first, I was also changing quite often but after a year I was able to practice feathering so when braking I try to go smoothly as possible.
in my experience, feathering has nothing to do with it, but simply how much time the pads are spent rubbng against the rotors. If descending a hill you keep the brakes on moderately , dragging for lets say 20 secs, VS one hard application of 1 second to bring speed down, then let bike run, than another 1 second--its simple math--less pad to rotor contact of time, and less buildup of heat.
Hard braking, using stronger front brake application , for a short time, will greatly slow down bike, but when you let off, the heat will dissipate quickly, so next time you hammer it, there isnt much heat buildup because the air moving over the surfaces takes some of the heat away.
all braking systems follow this rule, doesnt matter rim or disc, or bicycle or car or motorcycle.