Err having a blonde moment!

[Gaddmeister]

Rear brake left or right? Having that "I forgot my pin number moment!" :-D

 

[scottproonly]

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Left!left!left!

Unless you're a mad yank!

 

[mk one]

Right!! Always run the rear on right from riding bmx and downhill.
Catches a few people out when they ride my bikes
I'm right handed and if I grab a hand full of brake in an emergency, I don't want it to be the front!
I'm not american by the way , but some say I am mad :shock:

Mark

 

[Gaddmeister]

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Phew left I did and left it is. It looked wrong, but is a yank bike! :-D

 

[T'boo Ted]

I'm a right-rear guy as well. Every bike i had growing up had right rear, spent most of my time on a BMX with only a rear brake.
And not American either.

 

[integerspin]

So yanks like it the other way;-)
When I cabled my rear brake the cable was clearly going to be better if I put the
rear on the right, no way could I get used to it; well I gave it a week and changed it.

 

[The History Man]

Left rear hear, right front same as my push bikes and motorbikes.

 

[daugs]

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seems to have vexed the odd roadie as well

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=318929&hilit=rear+brake+lever+left

 

[JackN]

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Right side sitting on the bike is the front brake. Same as motorbikes. In fact back and front brakes are both on the right hand side on motorbikes (except for "classic" British bikes with RHS gear change and LHS rear foot brake.) Every bike I've had and have has been like that.

 

[Titiritero]

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Left or right I'd say personal taste. But not only the gringos have right-rear. All of continental Europe, and from personal experience, also China and India, use this set up...