I know they drive on the wrong side of the road..

[Slow6]

Just one more tip - and it's only applicable you're using V-brakes:

You may want to replace the noodle on the front with one that has more of an arc on it as odds are if the bike is from the US it has one on the front with only a 90 degree bend. When the cable for the front comes from the LH lever there is less of a bend to the cable outer so this is fine, but when it comes from the RH one you may want one with more of an angle - about 120 degrees I think.

Check in your LBS, they should be able to help you out.

Probably doesn't make much of a diference... but hey.

Good tip. Cheers

Thanks for all the help Folks!.. Bike has been "down undered" and all going well It'll be a little while until I have to practice my bouncing.

Loving being back on the bike.. I don't know why I ever gave it away, can't wait for the lungs to catch up and start doing their job again.

 

[ekiborter]

Perry knows the score!

the other interesting thing about fighting with a sword is that this is the reason womens buttons do-up the wrong way....

the fact is they actually fasten the correct way as did all shirt buttons for many years..

then men started dueling and some poor chap caught the hilt of his sword in his buttonloops..

promptly he became a kebab and all those who witnessed the event went home and put their buttons on the other side of their shirt.....

useless facts explaining why things work the way they do.

;]

 

[DoctorRad]

I set up children's bikes with a lot of flex in the front brake , lots of modulation so it isnt snatchy . Sometimes crappy plastic levers give enough

Brake arms / pads would not go any further from the rims, and it's a Islabike, so definitely does NOT have crappy plastic levers... I want him learning on decent equipment

 

[ekiborter]

you could try a power modulator.

 

[velomaniac]

Amusing but painful warning story from the world of single speed.

At the world champs held in Aviemore there are often impromptu events aside from the race often inspired by a drunken idea. One such was a tail skid contest, participant speeds across carpark, shifts weight forward and slams on rear brake to produce a rubber skid mark. longest mark wins.
A particularly drunk UK individual fancies his chances and so borrowing a bike from the American gent he's beside, sets off across the tarmac, shifts his weight forward slams on what he believes is the rear brake and, you can guess cant you.............

Thankfully drunk enough not to be badly hurt

 

[T'boo Ted]

hmmm... every bike I have every owned has had the front on the left and rear on the right... but for me its fine, comming from BMX with only 1 brake that was always on the right for the rear... I like it that way...

One of my mates jsut got himself a new scott spark , he's from my scool of brakes, first ride, first drop in, straight over ther bars and down a gully...

 

[BG]

I think there is actually an Australian Standard that covers this for bike shops selling new bikes - similarly there is one that says all new bikes sold must have pedal, wheel and front and rear reflectors fitted.

 

[ridge aint soft]

My 93 Cannondale has the brakes round the other way, it was like that when i brought it from Butler cycles in Portsmouth.
Still like it to this day.

It's not a standard Cannondale say m600 etc and i have been told it is a limited edition.
Will post some pictures on here as soon as i have worked out how to.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Those power modulators have a serious flaw for what, I think, you are implying their use for.

According the the Shimano gumf, after a certain amount of power they revert back to the v-brake line of power. So dumping almost full power back to the brakes unexpectedly. :shock:

 

[ekiborter]

Those power modulators have a serious flaw for what, I think, you are implying their use for.

According the the Shimano gumf, after a certain amount of power they revert back to the v-brake line of power. So dumping almost full power back to the brakes unexpectedly. :shock:

assuming you are right :shock: they should be illegal. :evil:

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