Ambidextrous V-brakes

Alan Braggins said:

Looking at my cheapish hybrid bike, I suspect the front
brake cable route would be smoother if it went to the
other end of the V-brake. I know some countries habitually
put the front brake lever on the left and others on the
right. Are there any cheapish V-brakes that can be swapped
over to allow the cable to come from either side?

V-brakes sold for the UK market should have a front
noodle that bends back on itself. This solves the problem
of the curve.

Alan Braggins said:

I know some countries habitually put the front brake lever
on the left

My bikes are set up this way, not V brakes though.

in message <[email hidden]>, Alan Braggins

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Looking at my cheapish hybrid bike, I suspect the front
brake cable route would be smoother if it went to the
other end of the V-brake. I know some countries habitually
put the front brake lever on the left and others on the
right. Are there any cheapish V-brakes that can be swapped
over to allow the cable to come from either side? The Avid
Single Digit Ultimate does, but it's not cheap.
wiggle.co.ukwiggle.co.ukOpen ↗ Nor is the
Cane Creek Direct Curve 5
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I have to admit pondering playing with a pair of Direct
Curves. I have a number of other cane creek parts all of
which are thoughtfully designed, and the lack of noodle
does look sensible. But as you say, rather spectacularly
_not_ cheap!

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Alan Braggins said:

Looking at my cheapish hybrid bike, I suspect the front
brake cable route would be smoother if it went to the
other end of the V-brake. I know some countries
habitually put the front brake lever on the left and
others on the right. Are there any cheapish V-brakes that
can be swapped over to allow the cable to come from
either side?

V-brakes sold for the UK market should have a front
noodle that bends back on itself. This solves the problem
of the curve.

Yes, it has one. It works ok as it is, with no particular
problem. I just think it might work a little better (and
also get in the way of the fork crown mounted dynamo light
less) if it had a less bendy noodle on the opposite side.
But not a _lot_ better, which is why I don't want to spend
huge amounts of money on it. I'll probably settle for just
getting rid of some of the surplus cable that makes the
route worse than it has to be keeping the handedness the
same. Or possibly change to cantilevers as part of a vague
plan to change it to drop bars (though there are other
problems to solve there - Halfords have a funny Tektro lever
widget that looks like it might be the best solution to not
having a cable hanger, but I'm not sure which style of
brakes it's designed for - might be intended to allow use of
levers designed for V-brakes with cantilevers).