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sir pball

(4,947 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:01 PM Sep 2019

Anyone else run "reversed" brakes, right hand front? [View all]

Tangential to my last post, and a discussion on Reddit..

I ride a motorcycle as well as a bicycle; my muscle memory and mental response is definitely 100% moto so I reversed the brakes on my cycle for my own sanity.

I've found that even for no reason, it's better all-round - I can not only brake harder with my right paw on the front, but also modulate and control better. I routinely speed into turns faster than my pack and usually don't even slow down as much through the bend. Understanding weight transfer and steering dynamics helps too, but having the control over the main brake is the factor.

Anyone else doing this?

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