V-Brake Cables

Right hand is the front brake -- that's the way my brain works. I've ridden motorcycles since I
was 10, and although I don't have one now, I still think like a throttle twister. I've switched
the brake cables on all three of my bikes with no problems. In fact, it's more common than you
might think.

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A week ago I had a bad, bad day: a day when I made a mess of a shiny new motorcycle . . . and my
right forearm . . . and right shoulder . . . and right knee. Thankfully, though, my brain is still
as intact as it ever was (if it ever was).

The problem with the motorcycle - or, perhaps with my brain - is that on a motorcycle the front
brake is controlled by the lever on the right side of the handlebar. On a mountain bike the front
brake is controlled by a lever on the left side of the handlebar. You're bright, you can figure
out where that went, or rather, where I went.

So, I'll will be switching the brakes on my mountain bike in an attempt to re-train my brain
before I get on a motorcycle again.

Here's what I need to know: Are there any cons in switching the V-Brake cables so they are
attached to the opposite lever from where they are right now?

Thanks a bunch! Shel

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@ telusplanet . net' ''neacail \'@ telusplanet . net said:

Here's what I need to know: Are there any cons in switching the V-Brake cables so they are attached
to the opposite lever from where they are right now?

The biggest con happens only if and when you swap bikes with someone else. They go to grab a
handfull of "back" brake and wonder why the horizon disappeared over their helmet... Of course, the
same applies to you any time you borrow anyone else's bike (unless they happen to be Yurrupean in
which case they already have the brakes on the wrong side...).

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of the $695 ti frame

Mark Hickey said:

@ telusplanet . net' ''neacail \'@ telusplanet . net said:

Here's what I need to know: Are there any cons in switching the V-Brake cables so they are
attached to the opposite lever from where they are right now?

The biggest con happens only if and when you swap bikes with someone else. They go to grab a
handfull of "back" brake and wonder why the horizon disappeared over their helmet... Of course, the
same applies to you any time you borrow anyone else's bike (unless they happen to be Yurrupean in
which case they already have the brakes on the wrong side...).

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of the $695 ti frame

Only in Britain! France has the left hand front brake system as well. Met up with a group of French
Freeriders half way down a run in the Portes Du Soleil while I was retreiving a chain from behind
the cassette after mashing my derailleur on a rock, we spent about half an hour comparing notes on
bikes in my fractured french and their fractured english, what caused the most discussion was the
brake arrangement. Made me glad I took my ride rather than hiring Martin

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A week ago I had a bad, bad day: a day when I made a mess of a shiny new motorcycle . . . and my
right forearm . . . and right shoulder . . . and right knee. Thankfully, though, my brain is still
as intact as it ever was (if it ever was).

The problem with the motorcycle - or, perhaps with my brain - is that on a motorcycle the front
brake is controlled by the lever on the right side of the handlebar. On a mountain bike the front
brake is controlled by a lever on the left side of the handlebar. You're bright, you can figure
out where that went, or rather, where I went.

So, I'll will be switching the brakes on my mountain bike in an attempt to re-train my brain
before I get on a motorcycle again.

Here's what I need to know: Are there any cons in switching the V-Brake cables so they are
attached to the opposite lever from where they are right now?

No, and IMNSHO, that's where they should be - r/h for front has been on every bike I ever owned.

Shaun aRe