Why is frt brake on LH side?

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 4:32:07 -0700, Destroy wrote:

Being a long time and avid motorcyclist and newish mtn biker, I gotta
wonder who the idiot was that decided the frt brakes on these 2 vehicles
should be on opposite sides?

Being that I have ridden motorcycle 10X more than mtn bike, in a panic
situation it takes a lot on concentration to be sure I hit the proper
brake on my mtn bike. Normal braking isn't a problem really, just panic
stops (which isn't often thank goodness).

I'd switch them over but the brakes on my mtn bike (Liquid 10) are
hydraulic. Is there a way to switch hyd brake from side to side?


Everything you wanted to know about the whys and wherefores of which brake is
where and when to use which.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brakturn.html

Short answer: There probably is no good reason why in some countries the
front brake is on the left and in other countries it's on the right.


Tlacatecatl Tlacaxipe

"stubacca" wrote in message
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wrote:
Being a long time and avid motorcyclist and newish mtn biker, I
gotta
wonder who the idiot was that decided the frt brakes on these 2
vehicles should be on opposite sides?
I can tell you who did that. Someone who wanted to watch the more
feeble-minded flail about. I've been riding motorcycles about ten
years
longer than mountain biking and it's never been an issue for me.



I'm with ya, bud. Very confusing to get used to. Compounded for me since
I grew up in Australia with right-hand front brakes on bicycles.

My road bike was bought in Oz, so has a right-hand front brake. I just
bought a new mountain bike in the US, and found the right-hand rear
brake weird at first. But now that I'm doing more mountain biking, it
seems pretty logical - most people have a stronger right hand, so may as
well have the brake you use most on the right-hand-side

Theres something wrong with this statement...

spademan says:

Theres something wrong with this statement...


very wrong......

Steve

"spademan o---[) *" wrote in message ...

"stubacca" wrote in message
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My road bike was bought in Oz, so has a right-hand front brake. I just
bought a new mountain bike in the US, and found the right-hand rear
brake weird at first. But now that I'm doing more mountain biking, it
seems pretty logical - most people have a stronger right hand, so may as
well have the brake you use most on the right-hand-side

Theres something wrong with this statement...


When a newbie to riding, I lost a lot of blood to figure it out....

--
Cameron