I am interested in the Nokon system: looks really nice, sorta looks like a one time buy, until they stop supplying spares, because the sheathing of little beads should last for ever, all you need to replace is the PTFE liner. You can even edit the length if you need a different set-up at some point.

- For big folk, yeah, you probably have more to give in a panic stop situation. But little folk, maybe not. I don't really see any reason to degrade your brake performance on a bike. Bikes are really cheap, having the best is not something to feel you have to explain or apologize for. Just getting the pads for my F-150, bricks of chinese crap, was 100 each (Oh Canada... would have been a lot cheaper in the US).

- The other biggie is modulation, though in touring on the road, it is normally an on or off thing, modulation I can live without. But it is important to a lot of people, and better cables should help

- I like the single interuptor brake format, except I would prefer it was a third brake system.

- BB7s are a respected system but they are not very nice. What a clunky piece of crap. I am hopeful about the new Paul disc.

- Discs compromise wheel build which is great because apparently when the wheel tacos you can still run the brakes. Talk about a toofer.