As long as you work on it every 5 minutes I don't mind Vees or Maguras, neither are crap, the performance just depends on the tweaks/additions you make to the brake and your ability to set it up! Generally I find: Maguras to have better bite, Vees to have better hold. Maguras less maintenance, Vees easier to fit. Maguras more choice of pads, Vees a better choice of arms/lever/cable. You just have to set either up well and use the 'positives' of each type of brake to your advantage Edit: Hudson shut up! You're like a broken bloody record, haha.