Originally Posted by
StephenH
Another idea. An observation on my now-gone $100 mountain bike- the brakes can be set up where you have lots of force but little movement or lots of movement (and therefore clearance) but little force. How bout a non-linear system where say, the first 1/4 of lever travel does 3/4 of the motion to pull the brake up against the wheel and leverage then shifts for maximum braking power?
Odyssey used to make a roller-cam/pulley that varied the leverage & pull ratios. That function has now been incorporated into a lot of levers on the market.