Cyclopathic
Veteran
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- Leicester.
absolutely - that's why the front calipers are made like that - cable always comes from the left leverI am surprised, in that case, that most brake calipers are made with the cable entering on the right not on the left, because if the front brake lever is on the same side as the cable entry that means the cable bends through a tighter angle (it also looks ugly, but ...).
Ironically, being a French mechanic, he appears to have set your bike up the UK way. Anyway, you don't need to swap the shifters - only the cable routing into the shifters.I've got a French mechanic for when my bikes need a serious overhaul ( I like to fettle and replace easy stuff, but they do need big overhauls from time to time) the first thing he did, the last time I took one of my bikes to him, was swap the shifters over, so the rear brake was on the left, he told me to trust him on that, he was so right, it's a lot nicer for me that way round.
Good grief. How many French mechanics do you have?I've got a French mechanic for when my bikes need a serious overhaul ( I like to fettle and replace easy stuff, but they do need big overhauls from time to time) the first thing he did, the last time I took one of my bikes to him, was swap the shifters over, so the rear brake was on the left, he told me to trust him on that, he was so right, it's a lot nicer for me that way round.
He keeps them in a boxGood grief. How many French mechanics do you have?![]()
One French Mechanic, and one very bad wifi connection.Good grief. How many French mechanics do you have?![]()
Very much so to begin with, once you're used to it, it's sweet as a nut (for me anyway).I imagine that if you swap them around that it's a bit like the first time you decide to use your left foot on car brakes, you know, just to see what it's like and you nearly catapult yourself through the windscreen.