Re: [CR]Rear brake left - right?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 20:56:49 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Rear brake left - right?
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David Feldman wrote:
>
> I know people who switched to front brake/right lever for urban riding, the
> better to signal turns while braking with.
> David Feldman
> Vancouver,WA

Pro racers I have asked said that you should have the front brake accentuated by the hand that you don't grab your water bottle with, i.e. if you're right handed you should have your front brake lever on the left side.

Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal