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Have to admit, that looks pretty tidy. That is one of the center pulls that I have not actually had the pleasure to try out.
There is what appears to be a barrel adjuster, so it looks like it was designed for a housing. This could cause:
1) A force on the brake that pulls it off center, or
2) Squishy brakes because the stem might deflect.
Cross bikes sometimes have that setup and it seems to work really well with cantilevers. Any problems with centering or stopping power?
The barrel udjuster is for the internal adjustment to tighten the cable tension, the brake is not made for cable housing
No issues with it being off center in 2 yrs use
Stem is steel, no deflection
Stopping power is sufficient for a TT bike, it works, I can stop
If you designed this brake today, I would buy it for sure
Otherwise, I'd set up a Tektro/Oval like Tom
To make a brake that is faster, the caliper should to be small, and it needs to be a centerpull design sans cable housing
(I have the wind tunnel results from the Hooker vs. Dura Ace test, across a 30deg yaw sweep, from my 1/2 hr session at LSWT in 2007)
Else, I'd just stick an EE brake on the front and be done with it