Every summer, I go one week to Vallnord, and with a pair of Hopes M4 (non tech lever, but not the old calipers), with braided hoses and goodridge sintered pads, and perfect, the brakes were always there. A friend also have the Saint brakes with braided hoses (think that he has EBC pads) and the same, always OK, no problem at all.
Get some second hand Saints they´re cheap, easy to fix and really good brakes, simply put some new mineral oil on them, and perfect!