There’s room in a human actuated system to adjust the feel. And a brake has lots of possible adjustments to the feel. If you have hard shoes you can pull really hard but get no stopping. The calipers can flex, the lever can flex, the studs can flex. I don’t want a modulator but I wouldn’t run down someone who does. I don’t want a brake booster either.
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."