manbearpig Posted April 5, 2012 Share Where is the "back pedal brake" option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluteus Maximus Posted April 5, 2012 Share Where is the "back pedal brake" option? Sorry! Unlike you I was born in the 90's, so "back pedal brake" is not in my framework of referece. I, therefore, humbly appologise for my unintentional omission of that option. Stuff it! Who has it anyway? Edited April 5, 2012 by Gluteus Maximus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolipoli Posted April 5, 2012 Share Back Right for me. I switched from the other way to try and improve my wheelies - more control with my Right hand.Sadly, I still suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted April 6, 2012 Share Sorry! Unlike you I was born in the 90's, so "back pedal brake" is not in my framework of referece. I, therefore, humbly appologise for my unintentional omission of that option. Stuff it! Who has it anyway? Me, on my Silverback Zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bike Posted April 6, 2012 Share rear right for me, not for any particular reason. came that way...but it doesnt feel unnatural.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted April 6, 2012 Share Check most of the pictures of the pros, rear is on the right, same as the gears- front dérailleur left, rear on right. Logical! Although my track bikes are set up differently! Nothing logical about that! Logic is having your strong hand, which you have more precise control over, control the most important brake, the front! Your logic seems to be set up differently too because track bikes don't have brakes or gears so I don't know how yours can be set up differently, logically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted April 6, 2012 Share tankman: how this for a bit of logic: 70% of your braking power comes from the front brake. So given it's disproportionate amount of stopping power, why not make your weaker hand it's controller. White knuckling the front in a corner could be disastrous. But if you dont need that much stoppin power, then feather with the rear brake using your stronger hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter2000 Posted April 6, 2012 Share I still want to swop mine to get it the same as my motorbike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Although my track bikes are set up differently! Your track bikes have gears and brakes? Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 6, 2012 Share Check most of the pictures of the pros, rear is on the right, same as the gears- front dérailleur left, rear on right. Logical! Although my track bikes are set up differently!That's how my MTB and road bikes are set up. Front brakes/gear shifter - left and rear -brake/gear shifter right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 6, 2012 Share tankman: how this for a bit of logic: 70% of your braking power comes from the front brake. So given it's disproportionate amount of stopping power, why not make your weaker hand it's controller. White knuckling the front in a corner could be disastrous. But if you dont need that much stoppin power, then feather with the rear brake using your stronger hand. I wanna be able to modulate the front and have more control. I can do that with my right hand better than my left, even though I'm semi ambidextrous. It's like tryin to brake with my left leg with the front on the left. Edited April 6, 2012 by cptmayhem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted April 7, 2012 Share tankman: how this for a bit of logic: 70% of your braking power comes from the front brake. So given it's disproportionate amount of stopping power, why not make your weaker hand it's controller. White knuckling the front in a corner could be disastrous. But if you dont need that much stoppin power, then feather with the rear brake using your stronger hand. That is still not logical ... I can feather or lightly touch the front brake with one finger even when the adrenaline is pumping in those split seconds much better with my strong hand than with my dumb hand.My strong hand does not screw up! When grabbing a fist full of brakes suddenly and unexpectedly, with my dumb hand on the rear, worst that can happen is the rear ends up skidding. Unfortunately that's not the worst that can happen when your dumb hand is on the front brake ... logically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted April 7, 2012 Share That is still not logical ... I can feather or lightly touch the front brake with one finger even when the adrenaline is pumping in those split seconds much better with my strong hand than with my dumb hand.My strong hand does not screw up! When grabbing a fist full of brakes suddenly and unexpectedly, with my dumb hand on the rear, worst that can happen is the rear ends up skidding. Unfortunately that's not the worst that can happen when your dumb hand is on the front brake ... logically hahhah.. true that. then again, i realized my dumb hand is marginally my stronger hand, so rear left for moi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 7, 2012 Share hahhah.. true that. then again, i realized my dumb hand is marginally my stronger hand, so rear left for moi. LOL! How does that work!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted April 7, 2012 Share LOL! How does that work!? works well actually. Most numbskulls never see that snotklap coming.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robodog Posted April 19, 2012 Share Yep, the stronger, more sensitive right hand controls the front brake. I'm interested to see that the majority here are set up like that when most bikes come from the shop set up left front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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