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Originally Posted by sreten
Hi,

I'm a lefty and ideally the front brake would be on the left. In the
UK I just live with the convention of on the right, but it makes no
sense to change on the left for a lefty because your a lefty.

rgds, sreten.

The front brake is your best brake and should be controlled by
by your best hand, to encourage its use and feel. The USA
has it all wrong, but i can see moreorless how they got there.
As I said earlier, the idea is stronger hand should be on the brake less likely to cause a crash. That is the rear. May not make sense, but that is how the convention developed.
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