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V brakes have more power but not so good on the modulation, owing to various mechanical reasons too dull to go into here. A good, medium drop dual-pivot is the best thing for a light bike. Vs are excellent for extreme stoppage, or havy loads. Trouble with vs is they wear the rims and pads so quickly!
There have been some good in-depth articles in Vintage Bicycle quarterly (weww.vintagebicyclepress.com). Their conclusion is htta the best road/touring brake ever is the old MAFAC Racer, with Kool-Stop salmon pads in, and having tried that combo on several of my bikes now, I concur.