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Paul component center pull vs. Dia-Compe 806 Dual-Pivot

Hi,

I am not terribly satisified with my current brake setup on my old trekking bike. It originally came equipped with side-pull Weinmanns which is switched out for Dia-Compe 806 dual pivots. This was already quite the improvement from the stock setup, but it's not even remotely comparable to the braking power the V-brakes on my commuter can deliver.
Thus I am considering switching over to center pull. Dia Compe has some nice affordable offerings (or old-school Mafac, but i cannot seem to get my hands on those anywhere locally) or i could go all out for paul component center pull brakes.
However, I am unsure if the braking power is an improvement over my current setup.
Can some of you advise on this topic before i go and spend money for nothing?

Setup wise, i would need a fork bolt-mounted version to work, since i have no braze ons (otherwise i would've switched to v-brakes)

BR
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