I have to say that I also run front/right. I like it much, I just do it's hard to explain other than all the reasons given above. Down-shifting is a bit more tricky, but only slightly (with STI that is). But I got used pretty fast to stop braking 1/2 a second to down shift in the middle of my braking motion. Would I go back? Probably not. But I say.. try it out, see how you like it... at worst you only wasted a couple housings. Not the end of the world unless you're using super high end titanium housings