I can't help wondering about you eating up rear brake pads. Maybe it's a cultural thing and how youre taught to brake? I use the front brake about 90% of the time (together with engine braking) and the rear very seldom. This is how we ride (OK, brake) in my part of the world. I've changed my front pads once and still after 30000 km I'm on the original rear pads. They still have some left...
