Originally Posted by
dobber
Since we're being pedantic and grammatical.
That's not a break. Sure it might be broke, but break infers the act of damaging something.
You know the word "pedantic" but you don't know that "break" is also a noun?
Seriously???
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/break
Right down by number 68.
As to the OP, does it matter what style of brake? The best stopping power is going to come from linear pull V brakes, and as for road calipers my experience is limitted to a set of Tektro calipers which work ok but haven't really astounded me with their awesomeness