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Originally Posted by Drifty//
I think some street use is highly desirable, prior to bedding. I've read that you want to wear in the pads a little bit, so that they start to conform to the rotors (like 15-25 stops at city speeds). Otherwise, the pads will have microscopic hot spots when you start bedding them. I'm not sure what that does (pad glazing? increased rotor wear?).
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What the city driving does is clean the previous pad deposits off. Even after bedding, driving around town for a few weeks will scrub all the material off--just bare polished metal. It takes real heat to transfer pad material (burnish) to the rotor face. Cold brakes (city driving) will act as scrubbers over time.