The yet to be said issue is the original spec that Focus provided. The mini Vs, while they do work, are a poor design and still suffer from cable pull/lever/power/adjustment challenges. Even a basic set of cantis would be better. This is another example of a bike company chasing the market instead of leading with a better working choice.
This problem was compounded by the OP (sorry guy...) believing that a brake with more leverage was an even better choice. Again i blame the market for this miss leading understanding. (Although it is interesting that a brake with less leverage is now all the buzz, disk brakes). There is so much hype and so little real facts that are bantered about in ads and consumer mags (and in forums sometimes too). Andy.