Originally Posted by
02Giant
One bike has had the same ones for three years, doesn't get ridden much, the other I replaced once in that time when about half of the raised areas of the pad were wore down. They were probably still good at that point.
I would be lucky if my pads survive more than 8 months. I do quite a bit of biking in rain up and down on sloping terrain. That was one of the reasons I wanted disc brakes although I am perfectly happy with what I have now.