Yeah, yeah, yeah... lol

 

If you want Brake Pads without the usual dust accumulation on the bike use a Ceramic Brake Pad. They're actually considered a bit of a performance brake pad, but No Dust makes them attractive to a lot of folks.

 

I must be doing something wrong as I've been told that I'm almost down to nothing on my original pads on my '08 Train. I have just shy of 7000 on it.

 

This is one that should vary a fair bit...I'm up around 20K miles now and still have the original front pads and they have plenty of life left. I replaced the rear pads when I changed the rear tire 10-12K and I'm due to replace both items again pretty soon.
There's many factors that will dictate wear but in my case the fact that I ride daily in rush hour traffic is the biggest contributor to accelerated wear on the rear pads. I try to put my feet down as little as possible when I'm crawling along in gridlock and I tend to use the rear brake and a little clutch/throttle ballet for slow speed balancing.

 

maybe you have another 7000 and the dealer is cautious. i engine brake and use the front. 25k on lyndall, ready to change third pair and also the rotor, 50k on rear and still good

 

At 10K I replaced both the rear tire and pads. Currently climbing 12K and the front pads look to be a little beyond half life and i still have a couple thousand or so left on the original front tire. Obviously I lean heavier on engine braking and the rear brakes.

 

How can I tell when they're wearing too much? Something I should look for? I'm a brake pad newbie.