No way, Magura is the best. I've tried my friend's bike, he's got V-brakes, and it is awful. It feels spongy, I barely had any control. My Magura works perfect. I bleed it once a month and use silicone spary to clean and lubricate it. By the way I have a question. I don't use the origian Magura oil to bleed it, insted a use antifreeze. What do you use?