New school bikes which side for the brakes?

[paulb113]

Hi

My new bike has the rear brake lever on the left as you sit on the bike and a front brake on the right with a Potts mod. Is this correct? I have my brakes round the other way on my old school bike. Also the new school stem it has a spacer on top and and one underneath I assume I can put them both underneath to raise the stem a few mm and make it easier to spin bars,don't know if I could but would be good to have the option

[GavinDavis]

Rear brake on the left and front brake on the right is the standard way Paul, but really its upto personal preference 

If youre used to it the other way round then id roll with that......just incase you have a sneaky front brake mishap 

As for the spacer, yeah....both underneath to raise it a bit is no probs, as long as your top cap is wide enough to sit on top of the stem nicely 

[nosepickben]

Like gav says, do what feels best. I have my back brake on the right and 2 spacers under the stem.
Its still freestyle to me. Now there's a word that's underused in bmx these days. Mmm... Freestyle...
 

[paulb113]

Cheers

Think I will change them round my brain won't be able to cope with two different set ups! And move the spacers if the stem looks ok but may be a pain with it having Potts mod.

You can't beat a bit of Freestyle went to Liverpool and one of the guys sons had never seen any of the tricks I had dusted off from the 80s  He had a brakeless top of the range new school bike and wants an old school bike too, made me feel very old

[bobbbbsy]

rear brake on the left is the stiffs way and the way the bike shop will tell you . o/s bmx racing generally rear brake is right lever !

[paulb113]

 I will get them swapped over

I rode that way BITD before they had colour photos

[bobbbbsy]

cool shiz

[GavinDavis]

That photo is cool 

[deeman]

Paul,just ride 'em the way you always have.you will have to re-learn certain tricks with the levers round the other way,it's not worth it.There's no right and wrong,just preference.

[bobbbbsy]

say s you . 2 brake freestyle boy ! 

[deeman]

say s you . 2 brake freestyle boy ! 

Brakes ARE cool!They enable you to stop and do other rad stuff like endos!

[bobbbbsy]

i know. i folded the front end at southbank on sun. bloody front brakes !! 

[paulb113]

I will be able to do front hops on it too

[deeman]

I will be able to do front hops on it too

and miami hoppers!

[paulb113]

I can still do miami hoppers on the FST I will give it a go on the new bike