Best Non Aero levers and cantilevers

https://freshtripe.co.uk/dia-compe-gran-compe-roller-straddle-cable-hanger/

Does anyone know if theses actually make brakes more effective?

I have tried them, and found they felt rather mushy. Didn't like that. Went back to MAFAC hangers. YMMV, though.

What I've just mounted on one of mrs non-fixie's bikes are these Power Hangers.

They do feel pretty solid, and I'm tempted to try a set on one of my own bikes:

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Ok so that's kind of too late for what I'm looking for personally.

Though if they really are much better than say the Universal or Mafac levers maybe I need to just accept that and looks for some non aero SLR levers?
 
Classic, and much loved by contemporary racers from the Low Countries, was to combine MAFAC brakes with Universal levers.

Here's a certain Eddy Merckx, showing that combination on his "Peugeot":

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Joop Zoetemelk, with the same combination:

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Tempted by this combination, I take it they used this because it was the most effective combination on the short, steep descents and cobbled/ rough surfaces they raced on.
 
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