Only been out on the bike twice but I can say already that the brakes are more powerful than Saints. My last bike I was running Saint brakes so I'm in the fortunate position of being able to directly compare the two. Formula The Ones are lighter and stronger but expensive. The lever has a much better feel to it but it looks a lot more fragile than the Saint lever, I'm yet to crash on the formula lever. I cut the rear brake hose down and it didn't even need bleeding, I could've just been lucky mind. The real test will be out in France this summer, the brakes hardly get warmed up here in the UK.