Originally Posted by
gsa103
You should really try metallic pads, they should last significantly longer. The main disadvantage to metallic pads is that it takes some braking to get them warmed up for optimum braking. But dragging your brakes will generate plenty of heat so you won't really notice. Metallic pads also handle heat much better.
Metallic pads also wear the rotors faster. That's never been an issue for me as rotors last years to me, but he seems to be wearing rotors down at an alarming rate.
I've been using DiscoBrakes kevlar pads for a few years and they seem better than metallic ones to me. Less noisy, with a stronger bite, and only a slight sacrifice in durability (they're certainly closer to metallic than organic in that department).