Author Topic: Rear brake - left or right hand? (Read 5566 times)

punkdSICO · « **on:** November 27, 2011, 08:35 PM »

Im right handed and have always had my rear brake setup on the LHS; Im starting to think this is not common..??

Im only mentioning it as today at a local skatepark, a young new-school kid came over and started talking to me and I noticed he also had his rear brake on the left..

So, for the rear brake, what side is "normal"?? Im not about to change (I couldn't if I tried!), Im just curious..

ta,

Paul

Andy68 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:41 PM »

BITD wasn't it the Yanks ran 'em RH and most UK riders LH??

pickle · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:48 PM »

I run my rear on the left, I think its classed as 'normal' but to be honest I think you just go with what feels good for you

Clean · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:50 PM »

Quote from: pickle on November 27, 2011, 08:48 PM

I run my rear on the left, I think its classed as 'normal' but to be honest I think you just go with what feels good for you

UK Style = Rear on Left; US Style = Rear on Right, no?

griff · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:51 PM »

this one came up before
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=128083.0

for me it has to be left for the rear

kuwahero · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:51 PM »

I'm a RH rider. Nearly killed a mate I sold my road bike to a few years back as I had swapped the brakes round

James Nada · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:53 PM »

Whatever fells right.

For BMX I run the rear on the right.

However, when I run a front brake I have the rear on the left and the front on the right - just what feels correct.

[I'm reminded of the joke about which hand you use to wipe your bum. Don't you use toilet roll like everyone else?

]

Betty · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:55 PM »

Left for me...

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #8 on:** November 27, 2011, 08:57 PM »

Rear Left...this is NOT the 51st state of the uhoo,hoo,hooSaaahay

Clean · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2011, 09:03 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on November 27, 2011, 08:57 PM

Rear Left...this is NOT the 51st state of the uhoo,hoo,hooSaaahay

The The.

Nice.

Darren KAP · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2011, 09:04 PM »

Rear on the left

but it's whats best for you that matters

Gish · « **Reply #11 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:04 AM »

i wipe my arse with my left hand so it's right for me

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #12 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:04 AM »

ye fooookin stoooopid weird muvfookin bastard twat c*nt biffs!!! rear on the right!!! FFS! nuggets!

double chevron · « **Reply #13 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:12 AM »

That's another UK vs the rest of the world question... I ride rear brake right, obviously!!!

Dannywhac · « **Reply #14 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:13 AM »

Yep - rear brake on right, front brake chucked in the bin

Julian347 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:18 AM »

Rear brake on the right for me.

wildon · « **Reply #16 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:19 AM »

Right

SaMAlex · « **Reply #17 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:30 AM »

The reason UK bikes have the right on the left is so when you are on the road, turning right (and signaling right with your right hand) your left hand can pull the rear brake. If you ride one handed and pull the front brake it tends to buck you off.

When i first set my first BMX up i figured Im right handed so i should have the right brake on that side. Ive stuck with it ever since.

In BMX its usual to have the rear brake at the top side when you do an air (the other side to the way you rotate). In the 80s when people would pull the back brake to do an air most people took the bottom hand and foot off and pulled the rear brake. There was a trend to swap the brakes round or even put 2 rear brake levers on so you could do top hand, bottom foot off. They were Called "Eddie airs" cos Eddie Fiola rode with his brakes with the rear on the bottom side.

Man, i know some junk

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #18 on:** November 28, 2011, 09:38 AM »

I'm right handed and use the left side for the rear - right for front

i'm more precise with my right hand and so can tamer the right amount of pressure for the front and not just slam on the front brake with my left hand