In my way I have the best of both worlds! I have a deore V-front brake, with a sex cable and good pads, its good braking don't go to front wheel much but it very reliable and use it for general stopping to save my magura and its pads, i have a magura on the back which is alot of effort and needs alot of maintenence in my eyes, its been sink bled, re-bled, new pads, new pads, pads not set up square, broken tpa, but now is SEX and was well worth the minor problems faced but makes you take care. Makes you think 2ce sometimes!