Doug Smith wrote:
>Following on from Hilary's comments and positioning of brake routing.
>His thinking is correct although I would like to add another theory.
>
>I always understood the reason was due to the UK cyclists riding on
>the left hand side of the road. The idea being when making a turning
>signal with the right hand your left hand is free to operate the rear
>brake thus making it more safe controlled manoeuvre on a busy road.
>When riding a fixed wheel and then having front brake on the left hand
>side it still gave the right hand freedom to signal with!
I am reasonably confident that this is the reasoning behind the custom. However, it is flawed reasoning, based on the widespread, but incorrect, belief that the rear brake is more important and "safer" than the front one.
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