So, I'd done a bit of reading and Sheldon said he put his front brake lever on the right, as it's his strongest hand. I'd also seen quite a few fixed riders running their lever on the right side as well, probably for similar reasons. I'm right-handed, so I thought I'd give this a try.

I took it around the block to make sure it didn't feel unbelievably foreign, then took off to work. I got there fine, but it did feel a bit weird, so I was already thinking about switching it back when I got home.

Then, on the way home, I received even more confirmation that a switch back was in order. A not-so-attentive driver cut me off hard taking a right, so I put down heavy pedal resistance and put a death grip on the lever, probably because of my old rear brake skidding days on a BMX, but obviously, the lever was connected to the front and only brake.

You can guess where I ended up. O'er the bars, smacking my head (w/ helmet, but it still hurt), rashing up my left shoulder and hip. Thankfully, no major injuries were sustained to myself or the bike and there was a friendly fellow who directed me to the keys that had flown out of my pocket in the incident. But the driver must not have even seen me, as he/she just kept right on.

Needless to say, the brake lever's back on the left side, where I'm more familiar with it. Anybody else had similar experiences?