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Title: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: paulb113 on April 17, 2013, 09:13 PM: Hi

My new bike has the rear brake lever on the left as you sit on the bike and a front brake on the right with a Potts mod. Is this correct? I have my brakes round the other way on my old school bike. Also the new school stem it has a spacer on top and and one underneath I assume I can put them both underneath to raise the stem a few mm and make it easier to spin bars,don't know if I could but would be good to have the option :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: GavinDavis on April 17, 2013, 09:22 PM: Rear brake on the left and front brake on the right is the standard way Paul, but really its upto personal preference :daumenhoch:

If youre used to it the other way round then id roll with that......just incase you have a sneaky front brake mishap :LolLolLolLol:

As for the spacer, yeah....both underneath to raise it a bit is no probs, as long as your top cap is wide enough to sit on top of the stem nicely :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: nosepickben on April 17, 2013, 09:40 PM: Like gav says, do what feels best. I have my back brake on the right and 2 spacers under the stem.
Its still freestyle to me. Now there's a word that's underused in bmx these days. Mmm... Freestyle...
:)
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: paulb113 on April 17, 2013, 10:09 PM: Cheers :)

Think I will change them round my brain won't be able to cope with two different set ups! And move the spacers if the stem looks ok but may be a pain with it having Potts mod.

You can't beat a bit of Freestyle :LolLolLolLol: went to Liverpool and one of the guys sons had never seen any of the tricks I had dusted off from the 80s ;D He had a brakeless top of the range new school bike and wants an old school bike too, made me feel very old :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: bobbbbsy on April 17, 2013, 10:27 PM: rear brake on the left is the stiffs way and the way the bike shop will tell you . o/s bmx racing generally rear brake is right lever !
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: paulb113 on April 17, 2013, 10:36 PM: I will get them swapped over :)

I rode that way BITD before they had colour photos :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww333/paulbarlow_album/SCAN0063.jpg) (http://s733.photobucket.com/user/paulbarlow_album/media/SCAN0063.jpg.html)
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: bobbbbsy on April 17, 2013, 10:37 PM: cool shiz
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: GavinDavis on April 17, 2013, 10:44 PM: That photo is cool :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: deeman on April 17, 2013, 11:03 PM: Paul,just ride 'em the way you always have.you will have to re-learn certain tricks with the levers round the other way,it's not worth it.There's no right and wrong,just preference. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: bobbbbsy on April 17, 2013, 11:04 PM: say s you . 2 brake freestyle boy ! ::)
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: deeman on April 17, 2013, 11:34 PM: Quote from: bobbbbsy on April 17, 2013, 11:04 PM
say s you . 2 brake freestyle boy ! ::)

Brakes ARE cool!They enable you to stop and do other rad stuff like endos! :D :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: bobbbbsy on April 17, 2013, 11:43 PM: i know. i folded the front end at southbank on sun. bloody front brakes !! :knuppel2:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: paulb113 on April 18, 2013, 05:22 AM: I will be able to do front hops on it too :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: deeman on April 18, 2013, 10:22 AM: Quote from: paulb113 on April 18, 2013, 05:22 AM
I will be able to do front hops on it too :LolLolLolLol:

and miami hoppers! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: New school bikes which side for the brakes?
Post by: paulb113 on April 18, 2013, 10:38 AM: I can still do miami hoppers on the FST :LolLolLolLol: I will give it a go on the new bike :)