Quote Originally Posted by alpinerabbit View Post
Not good.

Even Mirage brakes should allow you to come to a full panic stop with a yank on the brakes.

Maybe the cables are stretched? I think that's what makes my commuter slow to respond.
I'm going to talk to my LBS about it again. Since it's the only roadbike I've ridden in hilly terrain, I don't have any point of comparison. I was watching some other riders on the descents this weekend out of the corner of my eye and none of them seemed to be working quite as hard to slow down.