Originally Posted by
frogman
Some of the guys I ride with have their brake lever for the rear brakes on the right side. Some have it on the left side. Where is your rear brake lever ? Mine is on the left side, I thought this was the "standard" but maybe I have mine set up wrong. I would like to set it up to what the norm is so that if I ride someone elses bike it is the same and if someone borrows mine ditto.
Most people are going to have it on the right. The Consumer Product Safety Commission requirements are the following
Unless a customer specifies otherwise, the hand lever that operates the rear brake must be on the right handlebar. The lever that operates the front brake must be on the left handlebar.
Most bikes are going to be set up with the rear brake on the right side of the handlebar for the store and most people leave them that way. Some motorcycle guys will swap them but I would say that 99% of all bikes have a right/rear brake setup.