If you think stoptechs (or other pads) have a lot of initial bite........
Try driving an older citroen (DS/CX/BX)
You won't know what hit you (except the windscreen
)
Brake systems on those cars are (technically) nothing like the ones on normal cars, completely different design.
(probably not much citroens in the US, but the europeans here will probably know what I mean
)