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which side is your front brake lever on?  

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  1. 1. which side is your front brake lever on?

    • left
      38
    • right
      29
    • back pedal
      0
    • no brakes, i ride a fixie...
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The guys that ride right front comes from the motorbike configuration.

 

 

 

 

Not necessarily. Right front is a old school thing. It's how the pros in Europe started riding in the beginning of the sport.

 

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The guys that ride right front comes from the motorbike configuration.

 

 

 

 

Not necessarily. Right front is a old school thing. It's how the pros in Europe started riding in the beginning of the sport.

 

Who rides a road bikeWink

 

Cool interesting to know

 

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The guys that ride right front comes from the motorbike configuration.

 

 

 

 

Not necessarily. Right front is a old school thing. It's how the pros in Europe started riding in the beginning of the sport.

 

Who rides a road bikeWink

 

Cool interesting to know

 

Even so, why would you set your road bike up right front, and your mtb left front? Wait, maybe that's why holy crashes so often?

 

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The guys that ride right front comes from the motorbike configuration.
I ride front left. .  I know when I am on a motorbike and when I am on my bicycle.

 

I never rode a Motorbike till when I was 17 and I started riding Mtb at about 14. I think I saw some pro's do it and decided to try it. I cant swop Its to deep in my DNA now.  not that I'd want to.

 

Was it Shawn palmer? cant remember..
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The guys that ride right front comes from the motorbike configuration.

I ride front left. .  I know when I am on a motorbike and when I am on my bicycle.

 

 

I never rode a Motorbike till when I was 17 and I started riding Mtb at about 14. I think I saw some pro's do it and decided to try it. I cant swop Its to deep in my DNA now.  not that I'd want to.

 

Was it Shawn palmer? cant remember..

 

See, wot I said, the pro's ride right frontWink

 

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Road Bike: Left = Front

 

Started like that in the 80's and always used the front brake as the main stopping force 

 

MTB: Left = Back

 

Move to MTBking 2 years ago and immediately swopped the brakes to be the same that my Road Bike.  NOT A GOOD IDEA, for obvious reasons!!
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Road Bike: Left = Front

 

Started like that in the 80's and always used the front brake as the main stopping force 

 

MTB: Left = Back

 

Move to MTBking 2 years ago and immediately swopped the brakes to be the same that my Road Bike.  NOT A GOOD IDEA' date=' for obvious reasons!!
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Um, not obvious at all... Or I'm just too daft to see them?

 

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Road Bike: Left = Front

 

Started like that in the 80's and always used the front brake as the main stopping force 

 

MTB: Left = Back

 

Move to MTBking 2 years ago and immediately swopped the brakes to be the same that my Road Bike.  NOT A GOOD IDEA' date=' for obvious reasons!!
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Um, not obvious at all... Or I'm just too daft to see them?

 

Hi explosive one..

 

Maybe I'm doing it wrong??

 

BUT

 

MTB front brake as main braking force = ENDO

 

 
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weird. I know how to modulate the amount of pressure I apply with the front brake...I only do stoppies on demand... same as on the motard.

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Always start controled braking with the front then backup with the back brake having shifted weight to the rear.

 

I think it is the control part some of the guys seem to have a problem withLOL

 

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Funny, such a cliche in biking, grabbing front brake and going over.. If you know how to position your body when going downhill you can lock your front wheel without going over..

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