Brake lever orientation

[medoramas]

After many issues with routing the front brake cable I switched them to the "normal" position - left on the left, right on the right. I think that's the way v-brakes were design to work on their best.

 

[foz]

I'd hate to have to use them the other way around - left-right and right-left!

 

[jimo746]

I'd hate to have to use them the other way around - left-right and right-left!

that would really confuse me too.

no, wait, it already has

 

[T'boo Ted]

i'm a front-left guy (whats all this right-left, left-right you guys are on about ??).

zFrom riding bmx with only the rear brake on the right, in fact all bikes i ever owned came left front, and didn't realise that they were supposed to be (here in oz apparently) the other way around...

 

[PopsTrippin]

Yeah front brake on the right gave me more confidence doing front hops on the old Skyway TA back in the day

 

[rider]

I'd hate to have to use them the other way around - left-right and right-left!

that would really confuse me too.

no, wait, it already has

Guess You get used to either.
It reminds me of tricycle I had as small boy.
It was two front wheels, one rear wheel design with steering wheel.
I once managed (don't know how) to switch steering.
And so I got used to turn right and tricycle went left and vice versa.
I learned driving with that mismatched steering, but then I went riding toy cars and was not able drive correctly.
In corners of each lap I turned left, so car turn right in the right turn, but (for some reason) I just ended in barrier.
I was bumping into barrier whole afternoon,unable to complete one single lap right! I was SOOO ashamed!

 

[rider]

Picture instead of thousand words...

Somehow I lost excitement of those days...

 

[velomaniac]

Always been right hand for front with me apart from one memorable occasion when I thought strong hand operating rear brake, thats actually a good idea since I use the rear most on steep descents on my rigid bikes.
Wound up in hospital with a broken collarbone on my first ride with this set up. To be fare the crash had nothing to do with the brakes but I suspect the gods of fate were watching me and decided to have a laugh :roll:
Not tempted fate since.

 

[claret73]

Run my MTB British & my Road bikes Euro...never get confused.

 

[philwalker9]

:shock: got to be right for front

left front would be like pedaling backwards to go forwards

or turning the bars left to go right