Front brake lever - which side...Left or right?

[Tubeless]

Resurrect.

 

Front = Right

 

Apparently the UK / AUS spec is like this. American is the other way round.

[lyslexic]

I always preferred it on the right but the last bike and my current one have it on the left. just used to it being on the left now

[Azonic]

Front = Left

Back = Right

 

I don't want my strongest hand grabbing a brake that could send me over the bars.

[dirtrider]

On the right ! Why would you want it to be on the left if it is on the right on your bike ? Keep it simple .

[Tubeless]

On the right ! Why would you want it to be on the left if it is on the right on your bike ? Keep it simple .

 

Keep it simple you say............. dont understand your post.

[slowpoke]

If you only ride bicycles then whichever side you prefer. If you also ride a motorbike you are more likely to be comfortable with front on the right, especially if you do a lot of marshalling (need to control speed perfectly) or track (imagine feathering the wrong bike at over 100kmph)

[Niner]

Most people have front = left....

[Mackie]

There is no right brake for the right hand. Personal preference. It is also considered good manners to tell a friend if he takes your bike for a spin what lever is on what side of the handlebar...

I totally disagree, you never tell them, do you know how funny it is to see your mate go over the bars thinking the brakes were the other way around? I have witnessed this first hand with a mate, his girlfriend actually, was classic, we were even drunk at the time, oh the memories...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

really personal preference. For years, my right was housing the back brake. I've tried keeping the front brake on the RHS, but I've reverted to the Right Rear side of the fence.

 

For me, it's better that way. I dunno why, it just is.

[Mackie]

Front = Left

Back = Right

 

I don't want my strongest hand grabbing a brake that could send me over the bars.

I agree with this logic, it's how I roll.

[dirtrider]

Keep it simple you say............. dont understand your post.

 

Not to worry most people don't understand me . On a motorbike the brake is on the right , why go and put it on the left now ?

[Kranswurm]

Front right on all bikes including motor bikes

 

Main reason on bikes is I use my right hand to fiddle around and adjust things,grab food from my back pocket and grab water bottles.Don't want to be hauling front brake with my left hand with my right off the bars

[Helpmytrap]

If you ride both road and MTB it makes sense to have the front brake on the left of your mtb to keep them the same. You don't want to grab the wrong brake if a car or person wonders in front of you.

 

That being said, I also commute on a motorbike everyday and have gotten used the brakes on the right. So I'm basically contradicting myself since one actually gets accustomed to the different setups over time.

[Pieterg]

Dom hand voor

Slim hand agter

[akneethling]

It may have something to do with STI's or the MTB integrated shifter and brake lever, and the rear derailluer was always controlled on the right lever, so the rear brake then ended up on the right hand side too....... Just guessing

[GLuvsMtb]

braking on the same side as the shifting. ie front shifting and brakes on the left and rear shifting and brakes on the right.