Galfer does not make any metallic pads*.
Green backing is their ‘pro’ pad, which has the best ‘bite’ but is not very durable. (Perfect for me here in the Midwest).
I think it is time to stop the idea that metallic vs semi metallic is the big difference in in brake pads. Individual compounds can have more variability than the two ‘classes’.
First it was a test of Trickstuff power pads , then Galfer, now Sram too has added a high performance semi-metallic pad.
Here is a discussion with Darryl from Galfer
*[https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/galfer-on-mtb-brake-tech-ep-81](https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/galfer-on-mtb-brake-tech-ep-81)
Aug. 11, 2023, 7:08 a.m. - Tjaard Breeuwer
Galfer does not make any metallic pads*. Green backing is their ‘pro’ pad, which has the best ‘bite’ but is not very durable. (Perfect for me here in the Midwest). I think it is time to stop the idea that metallic vs semi metallic is the big difference in in brake pads. Individual compounds can have more variability than the two ‘classes’. First it was a test of Trickstuff power pads , then Galfer, now Sram too has added a high performance semi-metallic pad. Here is a discussion with Darryl from Galfer *[https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/galfer-on-mtb-brake-tech-ep-81](https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/galfer-on-mtb-brake-tech-ep-81)