True enough. What I was getting at, but should've maybe elaborated upon, is that center pulls are less forgiving (in my opinion) when it comes to adjustment. I've come across many center pulls that were adjust "just ok," and which the owner subsequently thought needed replacement. The real culprit was adequate adjustment. I have always suspected that the home wrencher tends to phone it in on brake adjustments, and then wonder why the braking power was less than adequate. Side pulls, by contrast, I find I can "eye ball" into place and just about nail things right off the bat. Back to the original question - which is somewhat subjective and up to the personal preference of the user, I realize - I still prefer the way that center pulls brake and modulate over similar era side pulls.