I'm sure you are right in the general sense, as that Brown guy is often correct about mechanics. In reality, the SRAM lever braking felt better than my Tectro lever braking. The Tectro is one of the ones SB likes, but to me it just felt really mushy. The SRAM has two key qualities that might be making it work well for me, adjustable reach and adjustable mechanical advantage. Even with an out of adjustment brake today I was both able to stop and modulate better. The brake and lever combo wasn't at all "graby" either. One of the other reasons this may be true is hand size. While I'm a kinda big guy, my hands are tiny. I have always preferred to set up my brakes so they don't engage as soon as they are squeezed. I like my brakes to get a little closer to my handlebars. It allows me better grip, less fatigue, and more modulation. For this reason, I've never been a big fan of dual pivot brakes with tight levers. Camp NR or SR single pivot brakes with a bit of play in the brake lever work much better for me. So, for whatever reason, this set-up with the SRAM lever actually works for me. It may just be personal preference, it may be hand size, it may be that my calipers have more in common mechanically with linear brakes than with cantilevers, maybe it has something to do with the mechanical advantage of mounting the rear brake caliper backwards, or it may be voodoo. Either way, I was actually impressed with the levers today for some odd reason.