Hi Lawrence,
I was born in America. I have been here all my life. I have the front brake cable on the right lever and the rear brake on the left lever on my 1972 Cilo Sprintx. I have had this arrangement for years. I decided long time ago to have it this way. It has been a personal preference of mine on all of my bikes with brake cables. I had not idea until now that other parts of the world have it this way. I thought maybe it was this way in Europe, but never followed-up on the homework.
Regards, Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA.
>Seeing the proficiency badge has made me think about my cycling roots. i.e.
>England. We ride on the left there (well, we are supposed to...) This means
>that the brake cables connections are reversed from, for example, the USA or
>Canada. Even though I have lived in the USA for 18 years or so and am
>comfortable riding/driving on the right (wrong?!) side of the road I still
>have to set up my brakes as I did before I moved in 1983 that is, with the
>rear brake connected to the left lever. Do any other transplants have the
>same problem? I have even heard of some people preferring the rear brake to
>the left even when they ride on the right. Are there any conventions,
>traditions to brake connections?
>Lawrence Bradley (who is left handed anyway and therefore in his right
>mind...) Tacoma, WA