| Re: Skewer direction
>>Every bike I've bought here in Australia has had the right lever cabled to
>>operate the front brake. Maybe the idea is that it should be possible to
>>signal the sharper turn (left here, right in the US) while using the
>>more effective front brake.
>>
>>Seems reasonable to me, anyway.
>
> The theory has been that braking with just the front is dangerous if there
> should be a surprise. So the powers that be assume Americans should have
> the
> front brake on the left and you all should have it on the right. Me I
> think it's
> all about the cyclocross and the front goes on the right. Which completely
> failed to keep me from grabbing it and crashing most absurdly when
> coasting up
> to a barrier and having the guy in front of me klutz it. There I am
> coasting in,
> standing on one pedal with both hands on the bars and far more front wheel
> traction than was good for me.
>
> Ron
Can you provide a citation for this "powers that be" stuff?
Pat
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