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Thanks for the recommendations! I could not find a Galfer green model for the HFX, only the 'standard' pads. It seems the Discobrakes Ceramic Pro is discontinued as they only have one pair in stock on clearance and no retailers seem to have them. However, there is a lot of stock through various retailers in the UK for the EBC red pads, so I'll give them a try. Surprisingly they are reasonably priced as well.🙂

OK, will do. On their website, the only have "ECO" and "ST" for the Hayes Mag. I'm not sure what ECO stands for but I think "ST" stands for "Standard" with are organic, semi-metallic. It seems the ST is for durability as one retailer states "Compared to the Trickstuff Power pads, their [ST pads] braking power and temperature resistance is somewhat lower." Given how much cheaper the "ECO" models are, my guess is they are "ECOnomical". Despite these brakes being quiet old, there are a lot of replacement pad options. However, it is hard to know their performance just be reading. There are a lot on Aliexpress and some of them specific the coefficient of friction, which is nice, but can these numbers be trusted and how do they compare to better known brands which don't specific a coefficient of friction. I have some studying to do to learn about organic, semi-metallic, copper-alloy, copper-free, ceramic, resin, fiberglass, kevlar, and other specs/qualities for brake pads... Hopefully 200mm rotors will make up for any performance deficits of lower performing pads, but this is new territory for me.

Thanks La Bourde! Jitsie doesn't have pads for the Hayes Mag, but Trickstuff does. I will try the Trickstuff pads if I can find a way to import them to the USA.

Inspired by James Barton and his riding a 26" trials bike, I thought I would try a similar setup. I found a setup of Hayes HFX Mag disc brakes with 200mm rotors and Goodrich stainless steel brake lines laying around which I had forgotten about. I'd like to repurpose them for a 26" trials bike. I fully realize that Hayes brakes are not very good, but I'm curious if any anyone can recommend aftermarket brake pads and/or and mods to make the Hayes brakes OK? Thanks!