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@lemonade
Pretty sure that lowering the yoke will sort it, but I can't find a long enough new inner cable at home to find out. I lowered the yoke on the front by just under 1cm and it went from 'fine' to 'really good' - so hoping 2cm lower on the rear will move it from 'zero braking power' to 'can skid'.
Currently, in what I think is a lesson on inadequate mechanical advantage, I can have the pads seemingly clamping the rim, squeezing the lever proper hard, and still slide the wheel back and forth easily.
Will find out tomorrow