Here's a Feb. 2003 Sailing World Article providing a side-by-side comparison between the Lindenberg 26 and other "PHRF Racers Under $20,000," namely the S2 7.9, the Laser 28, the Olson 25, and the Pearson 26.
Click on one of the pages to read the page in detail. (Note: the quote by Greg Miller was lifted from his message post on the Sailing World message board: click here to see the entire message post.)