Andy, I like the monoplanars, have them on several bikes and they are capable of locking up the wheels, so less hand effort is what you get from double pivot. I think more power just makes it easier to lock up, and once you're in a skid, what then?

The Campy switch to double pivot brakes plus the monoplanar migration through the years from Chorus all the way down to Mirage made them available NOS and in VG used condition at bargain prices for a while, so it was a no brainer back in the early 2000's, when I built my bikes.

New pads will make a big difference and there are better pads available now than when they were new. Don