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Bicycling

Tom Traubert

(117 posts)

3. I did this on my cyclocross bike.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2020, 09:44 AM

Jun 2020

Not because I rode an MC, but because it’s easier to dismount on the left side of the bike and run with the bike while feathering the rear brake with the left hand. I reversed the brakes when my racing days ended.

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Anyone else run "reversed" brakes, right hand front? [View all] sir pball Sep 2019 OP

I used to do that.... Boxerfan Sep 2019 #1

Fair answer sir pball Sep 2019 #2

I did this on my cyclocross bike. Tom Traubert Jun 2020 #3

That's interesting. I never thought about it, but it makes good sense for both reasons. marble falls Jun 2020 #4

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2020 #5