01-09-2007, 04:01 PM
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In article <50ipstF1fvlc2U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Pat" <Pat@faraway.com> writes:
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>>>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.
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>>>Seems reasonable to me, anyway.
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>> 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
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> Can you provide a citation for this "powers that be" stuff?
I dunno if you can call it a "citation" or not, but
here's some input from a reputable source:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brakturn.html#whichside
Just opinion on my part, but I wouldn't be surprised if
"powers that be" in this case refers to consumer safety
organizations/advocates.
cheers,
Tom
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