Brakes, swapping front/back

[awesme]

Hi guys

 

Probably a stupid question.

 

CRC have a set of M675's but the front is right and rear is left, I run my brakes other way round, Left front, right rear.

 

Surely I can take the set and just swap the hydrualic leads...

 

?

 

G

[Bianchi]

Why would it be a stupid question?

Put those brakes on and give it to a regular mtb'er to ride, then watch him take a nose dive

 

I take it the Shimano brakes levers aren't bi-directional? My Magura brake levers are the same, so I could change left/right without doing anything.

If that's the case then it would be as simple as swapping out the left and right brake lever [sorry] the cabling for the levers .

Edited October 20, 2012 by Bianchi

[awesme]

Nah, I'll put the levers where they suppose to go, left on left, right on right, and the same goes for the calipers. Just the hosing I will change, so that the left goes to the front and right to the rear.

 

Can't see any problems with idea, looking for someone in the know to say, def work, or watch out for this or that which I don't know about.

 

As for your idea.. heheheh evil grin.

 

G

[MrJacques]

Yep, just swap the hoses. If you are careful and lucky you may even get away with not having to bleed them again.

[Mike Bike]

Swop the hoses and then bleed..no problems