I have one of these, it certainly improved the feel of my brake. The "straddle hanger" sits about 15mm ahead of my seat tube, it could do with being a few mm wider because the cables rub the seat tube as they pass. Very light contact , but contact nonetheless. I have a 14 3/8 back end so i had to fit a shorter lever adjuster and take off the nut from the barrel adjuster on the other end to "buy" a little more inner wire length. Works well so far though.