i've no real disagreement with your observations- at least of those i'm familiar with, however (aside from the D-C 500's which are crappy by most any criteria) imo, you could pretty much flip -flop the results and characteristics of most of these brakes by simply swapping out the various brakepads and/or cable+housings -
ex: i really dislike most all of the modolo/mavic brakes as requiring way too much pressure to actuate, let alone stop and their dry performance isn't any better than their wet capabilities. Ditch the stock sintered pads and (depending on the specific model and which alternate pads/cables you select) they're nearly the equal of any of the brakesets on your list.
Last edited by caterham; 11-23-07 at 11:55 PM.