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From: Bozeman
Bikes: 199? Landshark Roadshark, 198? Mondonico Diamond, 1987 Panasonic DX-5000, 1987 Bianchi Limited, Univega... Chrome..., 1989 Schwinn Woodlands, Motobecane USA Record, Raleigh Tokul 2
No. Brakes should be setup according to the norm for that country, or what the rider prefers if they are the only one who rides the bike. In the US, front brake is always left.
There's really no "danger" with setting it up backwards. When I went to the UK I forgot about the switched brakes and the first bike I rode I commented "man the front brake on this bike is terrible." Then I realized my mistake that I was actually squeezing the rear brake. Well, I guess if someone is used to squeezing the rear brake as the main stopping mechanism then that may be a bit dangerous.