My first road bike, a French-built Follis, came the right brake lever set up for the front. I've kept it that way, even though all my other bikes over the years have been set up the opposite way. I don't seem to have any problem adjusting to either mode.
My Follis is turning 50 this year. I've ridden that bike - at least the frame as well as the very same brake levers and brakes - for almost half a century.
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