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punkdSICO

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Rear brake - left or right hand?
« on: November 27, 2011, 08:35 PM »
Im right handed and have always had my rear brake setup on the LHS; Im starting to think this is not common..??

Im only mentioning it as today at a local skatepark, a young new-school kid came over and started talking to me and I noticed he also had his rear brake on the left..

So, for the rear brake, what side is "normal"??  Im not about to change (I couldn't if I tried!), Im just curious..

ta,

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2011, 08:41 PM »
BITD wasn't it the Yanks ran 'em RH and most UK riders LH??  ::)

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2011, 08:48 PM »
I run my rear on the left, I think its classed as 'normal' but to be honest I think you just go with what feels good for you  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2011, 08:50 PM »
I run my rear on the left, I think its classed as 'normal' but to be honest I think you just go with what feels good for you  :daumenhoch:

UK Style = Rear on Left; US Style = Rear on Right, no?  ???

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2011, 08:51 PM »
this one came up before
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=128083.0

for me it has to be left for the rear  :Great_Britain:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2011, 08:51 PM »
I'm a RH rider. Nearly killed a mate I sold my road bike to a few years back as I had swapped the brakes round :LolLolLolLol:


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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2011, 08:53 PM »
Whatever fells right.

For BMX I run the rear on the right.

However, when I run a front brake I have the rear on the left and the front on the right - just what feels correct.

[I'm reminded of the joke about which hand you use to wipe your bum. Don't you use toilet roll like everyone else? :D]
« Last Edit: November 27, 2011, 08:55 PM by James Nada »

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2011, 08:55 PM »
Left for me...  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2011, 08:57 PM »
Rear Left...this is NOT the 51st state of the uhoo,hoo,hooSaaahay
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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2011, 09:03 PM »
Rear Left...this is NOT the 51st state of the uhoo,hoo,hooSaaahay

The The.

Nice.

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2011, 09:04 PM »
   Rear   on the left  :daumenhoch:    but it's whats best for you that matters  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2011, 09:04 AM »
i wipe my arse with my left hand so it's right for me  ;)
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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2011, 09:04 AM »
ye fooookin stoooopid weird muvfookin bastard twat c*nt biffs!!! rear on the right!!! FFS! nuggets!  :idiot2:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2011, 09:12 AM »
That's another UK vs the rest of the world question... I ride rear brake right, obviously!!! :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2011, 09:13 AM »
Yep - rear brake on right, front brake chucked in the bin ;)
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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2011, 09:18 AM »
Rear brake on the right for me.

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #16 on: November 28, 2011, 09:19 AM »
Right

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2011, 09:30 AM »
The reason UK bikes have the right on the left is so when you are on the road, turning right (and signaling right with your right hand) your left hand can pull the rear brake. If you ride one handed and pull the front brake it tends to buck you off.  :daumenhoch:

When i first set my first BMX up i figured Im right handed so i should have the right brake on that side. Ive stuck with it ever since.

In BMX its usual to have the rear brake at the top side when you do an air (the other side to the way you rotate). In the 80s when people would pull the back brake to do an air most people took the bottom hand and foot off and pulled the rear brake. There was a trend to swap the brakes round or even put 2 rear brake levers on so you could do top hand, bottom foot off. They were Called "Eddie airs" cos Eddie Fiola rode with his brakes with the rear on the bottom side.

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2011, 09:38 AM »
I'm right handed and use the left side for the rear - right for front

i'm more precise with my right hand and so can tamer the right amount of pressure for the front and not just slam on the front brake with my left hand  ;)
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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2011, 02:41 PM »
rear on the left for me  :daumenhoch:   :Great_Britain:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2011, 03:07 PM »
right right right.

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2011, 04:33 PM »
I had it on the right, then about killed myself when i pressed the right hand on ed's bike because I thought it was the rear :LolLolLolLol:

m1ke

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2011, 04:40 PM »
left all the way, same rule as getting one's ear pierced   :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2011, 04:55 PM »
i wipe my arse with my left hand so it's right for me  ;)

i use toilet paper  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Rear brake - left or right hand?
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2011, 05:04 PM »

i use toilet paper  :LolLolLolLol:

Too funny, Lenster!  :2funny:

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