what side is your front brake?

[bwi]

Just been looking in the "retro bike you saw" thread and noticed that a lot have the front brake on the left.

But all these years ive had mine on the right. Probably due to me riding motorbikes , but i've never noticed it before till tonight



bri

 

[Skeelsie]

Front brake on the left is a USA thing, fear not it's how it was destined to be for our market.

 

[nporternz]

mines on the left!

always amusing to see friends borrow it and almost end up over the bars

 

[lewis1641]

the first thing my mate does is set his brakes up the wrong way round. i have riding his bikes

 

[nporternz]

the first thing my mate does is set his brakes up the wrong way round. i have riding his bikes

so his front in o the right too??

thats the wrong way isnt it?? :roll:

 

[lewis1641]

my head hurts

 

[nporternz]

i find it easier to control the bike with the front brake on the left - same as front mech!

 

[FluffyChicken]

i find it easier to control the bike with the front brake on the left - same as front mech!

Are you left or right handed btw ?

 

[nporternz]

i find it easier to control the bike with the front brake on the left - same as front mech!

Are you left or right handed btw ?

i'm weird! i am right handed in some things and left in other - left is definitely my dominant side cycling though

 

[Andy R]

Front brake right always, the same as it is on a motorcycle.

AFAIK, the original idea of brake placement was to allow you to cover the rear brake while signalling to cross the opposite lane (that'll be turning right for us then...).
Obviously for the most of rest of the world this was reversed. I still don't know why they don't get over this though and use the front/right motorcycle convention.