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01-02-14 | 11:17 AM

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John E

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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Originally Posted by Bandera

Good time to consider Right/Front or Left/Front fitting, there can be a definite preference by rider.
-Bandera

Yup -- the old conventional wisdom of putting the dominant hand on the rear brake is probably NOT the right way to go. Left-front is fine for me, but most of you right handers would be better off with right-front (see ShedonBrown.com for a good discussion of why).

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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069

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