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Title: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 17, 2011, 02:08 AM

Just put some red dc 1020's on my 83' Goose frame set up - so as it sits there Frame ~ forks ~ stem ~ bars ~ seat postand clamp, all chrome and looking sweet with red now thrown in

so the prob i have is calipers to cable to levers - now looking at the front where the cables cross - once or twice or not at all ?

so rear to right side or front to left side - rear to left side or front to right side ?

I like the look of a single cross, which is rear to left side and front to right side !

cable seems to double cross on a rear to right and front to left or you can have it with no cross on this set up !


so R/L & F/R ~ or ~ R/R & F/L  ~ ?


so what's yer thoughts all ?

cheers B  ;)

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: 1mancity2 on June 17, 2011, 07:09 AM

I have rear on left, but Bobafett, Norty40 have the rear on the right, down to personal taste, I have it on the left as my MTB is setup that why, think peeps but the rear on the right as they are American bikes but they only have the rear.

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: Jaymz on June 17, 2011, 07:52 AM

RL FR for me I'm left handed and it makes sense to have the rear there

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: 58 delray on June 17, 2011, 09:24 AM

rear left front right  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: kungfunky on June 17, 2011, 09:30 AM

Probably makes no sence but I'm left handed and prefere my front brake on the left on all my bikes not just bmx, I'm a little too heavy handed on the right to have controll with the front :crazy2:

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: shearer27 on June 17, 2011, 09:38 AM

On an American BMX always, always have your rear brake lever on the right and your front brake lever on the left - it's the way it would have been set-up when it left the factory back in '83 I'm sure! It all comes down to personal preference and what you are used to but for me a BMX should always have the rear brake on the right especially if you are only running one brake. Also, make sure the cables cross just once over at the front but again this might depend on how your cable enters the brake caliper and on which side.

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: brettypeeps on June 17, 2011, 10:23 AM

rear left front right for me  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: hotdog on June 17, 2011, 10:23 AM

Yep... the american way for me,rear on the right and front on the left.

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: wildon on June 17, 2011, 10:28 AM

Quote from: hotdog on June 17, 2011, 10:23 AM

Yep... the american way for me,rear on the right and front on the left.

Me too

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: ukoldschool on June 17, 2011, 11:03 AM

rear right, front left here  :wtf:

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: MaD-RoK on June 17, 2011, 03:27 PM

I just got fookin twister board out reading that bendy.  :D  :D  :D

I'm usually right rear for riders. Some are left tho.

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 17, 2011, 07:36 PM

 ;D seems most use the left hand for the rear and right for front - but if running a single rear, then it switches to the right hand side  ???

does that seem right to you lots ?


cheers B  ;D

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: hunterdubber on June 20, 2011, 12:05 AM

Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 17, 2011, 07:36 PM

;D seems most use the left hand for the rear and right for front - but if running a single rear, then it switches to the right hand side  ???

does that seem right to you lots ?


cheers B  ;D

Just my two pence

Always left lever  rear brake  and right lever front brake  ;)

Although I do have a couple of show builds Hutch Pro star and T/A XL set up with just single and right hand lever for rear brake as that's the American way  :daumenhoch:


But If it's a rider/race bike with a single rear brake ,, the lever still has to be on the left ,, as it is for most NORMAL people  :LolLolLolLol:

It's just wrong to ride a bike the other (american) way  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

I also drive my car on the left side of the road ,, it just seems right  ::)  :D

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: hotdog on June 20, 2011, 08:14 AM

This was one of the reasons my front brake lever went on the left.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo34/snapbacknarler/1565141.jpg)

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: Julian347 on June 20, 2011, 08:40 AM

Rear on the right, no front. Just feels more natural to me.

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: meticulous on June 20, 2011, 08:15 PM

Quote from: hotdog on June 17, 2011, 10:23 AM

Yep... the american way for me,rear on the right and front on the left.

thats the english way!!!   ???


american way is front brake left lever.... :daumenhoch:

and the way i always do it.... :)

Title: Re: Which side do you dress to ???
Post by: Redline on June 20, 2011, 08:21 PM

Quote from: meticulous on June 20, 2011, 08:15 PM

Quote from: hotdog on June 17, 2011, 10:23 AM

Yep... the american way for me,rear on the right and front on the left.

thats the english way!!!   ???


american way is front brake left lever.... :daumenhoch:

and the way i always do it.... :)

Sammy... are ya pissed mate???  ;D

That's what the dude said... front left, rear right (american)  :LolLolLolLol: