If you're still looking at the Dew Plus, I would hold out for the hydro brakes. I have a Kona Dew Drop with cable operated discs and have been very happy with them, but my wife has a Kona Dr Lisa with the hydro disk brakes. Wow, huge difference in stopping power and modulation. They are possibly heavier, more difficult to setup, and impossible to repair on the side of the road should you have a problem with the hydraulic system (which is very unlikely), but I was very impressed with how they perform.