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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: leehunt1 on March 20, 2013, 11:05 AM
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I have been told off for putting my rear lever on the right on my powelite
this to me is the correct side
all the powerlites on google images seem to be the same
I read on one forum that US bikes on right and UK on left..?
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On whatever side feels right for you :daumenhoch:
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for bikes being cycled on the road, in the UK they have the rear brake on the left. This is so if you are turning right, and are in the middle of the road with your right arm singling right, you can still pull the rear brake. (its a bit twitchy if you pull the front brake when you only have one hand on the bars). In the USA, and other places where you drive on the other side of the road, this is reversed.
This is the ONLY reason to have a brake on a particular side. Other than that ..... put it where YOU want it :daumenhoch:
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that's great logic Alex, I'd never thought of it like that
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I have been told off for putting my rear lever on the right on my powelite
NAUGHTY BOY!!!!! :LolLolLolLol:
I only said it because your cable guides on the top tube are fitted in such a way that the lever was designed to be on the left you great big fluffy bear ;D
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that's great logic Alex, I'd never thought of it like that
I didnt work in a bike shop for 20 years for nothing!
It was for £1 an hour! *
*It really was. My first Saturday job when I was 14.
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I think Alex's answer is the most right logical explanation :daumenhoch:
Personally If I'm running 2 brakes I'll have LHS Lever for rear and RHS Lever for front :daumenhoch:
If running single rear brake I'll have it on the right hand side :daumenhoch:
that just my view :)
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Alex's answer is actually spot on. That was one of the things they explained to you when doing your cycling proficiency bitd :daumenhoch:
Every complete bike I ever bought from a shop came that way too.
It's always felt right to me having the rear brake on the left even when only ever using just the one so that's where I have it :coolsmiley:
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i tend to run mine the same as Bullseye :daumenhoch:
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My first bmx came with the back brake on the right and ive stuck with that ever since. I have my mtb set up the same way, it was a bit of a faff changing the hydraulics over though. I never thought about the road safety aspect, nice to know that though alex.
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get rid of the brake and jam ya foot in like 'da yoot' :daumenhoch:
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It's always felt right to me having the rear brake on the left even when only ever using just the one so that's where I have it :coolsmiley:
This is my preference too. It just feels right and natural to me. Right hand slam to fly over the handlebars, left hand to do a skid (it's ingrained in me brain :LolLolLolLol:)
My new school Haro Pro XL plus has a left/rear only and that has been that way since I bought it (and the previous owner hadnp;t changed it either).
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get rid of the brake and jam ya foot in like 'da yoot' :daumenhoch:
:4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
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Left or right, makes no odds to me !
Both my hands work the same. ;)
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I'm a confused man :shocked:
I'm right handed but brake with my left hand
I'm left footed but kick turn (bikes and boards) right footed
:idiot2:
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Right .
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I'm Left handed but My rear brake is on the Right on a Front/Rear brake setup, if I only run a Rear brake it can be on either side!
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"you great big fluffy bear " ??
er ok gavin :LolLolLolLol:
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Right was the way we raced in the day. I guess it stems from most people being predominanty right handed and with only one brake it would make sense to have the two together. Additionally, in the US the standard bike shop set up is right rear, left front. The opposite of the UK.
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Right was the way we raced in the day. I guess it stems from most people being predominanty right handed and with only one brake it would make sense to have the two together. Additionally, in the US the standard bike shop set up is right rear, left front. The opposite of the UK.
Cheers Nick.. :daumenhoch:
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I never knew there was a logic to why shops set up the way they did, always nice to learn something new :daumenhoch:
My rear levers were always on the left as i'm left handed
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I've always set up my riders and race bike ,,the proper way :D the UK way :Great_Britain: ,,,left hand rear :) j
But I have occasionally set up show bikes with a right hand rear , only if it's been a USA build . ::)
Do what suits you :4_17_5:
but bear in mind
Rear brakes with right hand levers is for gay boys ;)
:LolLolLolLol:
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I've always set up my riders and race bike ,,the proper way :D the UK way :Great_Britain: ,,,left hand rear :) j
But I have occasionally set up show bikes with a right hand rear , only if it's been a USA build . ::)
Do what suits you :4_17_5:
but bear in mind
Rear brakes with right hand levers is for gay boys
:crazy2:
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im left handed but wank with the right :daumenhoch:
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im left handed but wank with the right :daumenhoch:
Well thats it then.....Lee's got the info he needs :LolLolLolLol:
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im left handed but wank with the right :daumenhoch:
Well thats it then.....Lee's got the info he needs :LolLolLolLol:
:LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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"you great big fluffy bear " ??
er ok gavin :LolLolLolLol:
I knew you'd like the fluffy bear :LolLolLolLol:
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im left handed and a Right W@NKER..!! :daumenhoch:
;D
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im left handed and a Right W@NKER..!! :daumenhoch:
;D
:yahoo_silent: :daumenhoch:
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I'm left handed so I ve always had my lever on the left simple ,also I'm not one of the gays who have theirs on the right :Great_Britain:
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right unless u are a homo !
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I heard Dale Winton had his brake lever on the left bitd! ::)
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google images of 80s racing and see for yourself !
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What a load of shit.
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I heard Dale Winton had his brake lever on the left bitd! ::)
That's because the right side of his bars were stuck up his ass Nick :D
right unless u are a homo !
HOMO - Sapiens on the left, HOMO - Sexuals on the right :daumenhoch:
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I heard Dale Winton had his brake lever on the left bitd! ::)
That's because the right side of his bars were stuck up his ass Nick :D
You mean :Aresehole:
:LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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What a load of shit.
At last some common sense !! :P
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What a load of shit.
At last some common sense !! :P
Im not so sure about that...I cant even spell it!!
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Have to say I always thought you had your rear brake on your most comfortable side?
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yep, i make you right there Neil :daumenhoch:
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I feel this thread peaked with Alex's answer then went rapidly down hill.
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yep, i make you right there Neil :daumenhoch:
??? You on the pop...?!!!
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I feel this thread peaked with Alex's answer then went rapidly down hill.
;D
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i use what ever side lever i got :LolLolLolLol:
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I feel this thread peaked with Alex's answer then went rapidly down hill.
I make you right as well Ed ;D
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My mate copied from photos the way the brakes were set up on the Neil Ruffell Streetbeat when he fitted them for me so the LHS lever is for doin' endos the RHS Lever for skids.....was Neil a leftie ?
I find it really wierd to ride :crazy2: it feels completely un-natural :idiot2:
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I feel this thread peaked with Alex's answer then went rapidly down hill.
Haha. Thanks :daumenhoch:
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it feels completely un-natural
I hear all girls say this when you enter them...!!
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it feels completely un-natural
I hear all girls say this when you enter them...!!
You walked straight into my trap young Richard 8) :LolLolLolLol:
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it feels completely un-natural
I hear all girls say this when you enter them...!!
Does everything have to go down that road Rich? ??? i think i need a rest :-\
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it feels completely un-natural
I hear all girls say this when you enter them...!!
Does everything have to go down that road Rich? ??? i think i need a rest :-\
the answers are yes and yes mate :knuppel2:
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I feel this thread peaked with Alex's answer then went rapidly down hill.
Lika most threads on RAD
Once we have got the answer the classroom behaviour starts :LolLolLolLol:
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I feel this thread peaked with Alex's answer then went rapidly down hill.
Lika most threads on RAD
Once we have got the answer the classroom behaviour starts :LolLolLolLol:
Yes but dont have too much fun...
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We will be made to do this next..
(http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s561/leehunt1/schooldunce_zps83ef54c3.png)
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Starting off with Lee ;D
100 lines..... "I will not put my rear lever on the right hand side" :LolLolLolLol:
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i put it on the right once but every time i tried to do an endo i pulled a skid, so i put it back
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Left
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LEFT :Great_Britain:
I did try it once on the other side but was very dangerous
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When I built my Robinson & my haro I ran left. When I built my team aero pro I ran right.
I was more comfortable with it on the right because I felt more in control giving my right hand the two jobs to deal with as I am right handed.
The TAP was the only bike out of the three I didn't end up falling off :-[
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Put it on the reet side! Which is the right!!;)
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3 pages of varied answers
The Conclusion ? ::)
British way = lefty
American way = Righty
Show bikes ? It doesn't matter eitherway ::)
So ultimately ;)
Do what suits you 8)
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Never new that, but it does make great sense. :daumenhoch:
I used to swap the sides round :)
for bikes being cycled on the road, in the UK they have the rear brake on the left. This is so if you are turning right, and are in the middle of the road with your right arm singling right, you can still pull the rear brake. (its a bit twitchy if you pull the front brake when you only have one hand on the bars). In the USA, and other places where you drive on the other side of the road, this is reversed.
This is the ONLY reason to have a brake on a particular side. Other than that ..... put it where YOU want it :daumenhoch: