Same. I'd have to redo the bar tape so I've left it as is, for now. I've gotten fairly used to it though, and I do see some merit to the argument about having different hands controlling primary braking and primary shifting controls.

I rode motorcycles for years before bicycles, and the "right hand = stop" reflex is completely ingrained. Swapped my brakes on my bike a year ago, much happier this way.

Right hand front brake has always made sense to me, partially for the ability to signal with my left hand while braking with my right hand.

I know Brazil does, I spent a couple of years living there, and all the bikes I ever saw there were left-hand front. I also have an old italian bike which looks to be set up for left-hand front as well. I thought it was only countries where they drive on the left that set their bikes up right-hand front.

All mine are currently set as right-hand front, seeing as I'm right-handed, and currently in the UK.

I used to think that it was weird that the brakes were flipped (from a motorcycle point of view), but then I started to do a lot more climbing and realized that it does have its merits.

Most people are right handed, and descents are when you need the brakes the most, with the rear brake being much safer than the front brake. Your right hand is less likely to be fatigued than your left hand, so it makes sense to have that hand control the rear brake. While a lot of people say front brakes are more efficient, on flat ground it doesn't really matter since both brakes will be better than the front brake alone anyways, but on descents you don't have the option of using your front brake depending on the corner/steepness.

I just realized that I ride this way. I thought about it and realized that I often hold a grocery bag with my left hand and I have noticed that I am controlling the front brake. I just went and looked at my folder and realized it is the same.

So, to me this is clearly such a non-issue that I have never even noticed it before. But yes, my right lever is controlling the front brake.

Here in Mexico most bikes comes with left hand front brakes.

It's been my observation that the more experienced cyclists in North America use a right-front setup. It makes more sense if you're right-handed, because you want your more dominant hand on the more sensitive brake.

In a hard stop, you will usually slam on both brakes. If you want to reduce your braking distance, then as you feel the rear wheel start to skid, you MAINTAIN PRESSURE on the REAR, but ease off a bit on the FRONT lever. This weights the rear wheel enough to stop the skidding. When you feel the bike has stopped skidding, you reapply front braking, and repeat this process. Kind of like manual ABS braking. I'm sure they'll come up with ABS for bikes that works this way, once everyone's on e-shifting! Bit this is why you want the "smarter" hand on the front lever.

Obviously, if you're left-handed, bonus. North American bikes are set up for lefties!

I started using right-front back in the 70's when I raced cyclo-cross. It lets you stand astride your bike (on the left) on a descent prior to an obstacle (they're always at the bottoms of descents!), your right hand on the downtube in preparation for lifting it, and your left hand on the rear brake lever as you roll down the muddy descent.

So, if you a right-hander, it certainly makes sense to use right-front (moto) braking.

Luis

I think to some extent, it's a bit like asking whether it's easier to change gear in a left or right-hand-drive car. Once you're used to it, there's no difference. I'm left-handed, and don't have any problems modulating the front brake with my right hand.

for my coaster brake SS, I just mounted the lever on the right and kept it there, feels natural.

I read the Sheldon Brown article sometime back in highschool (https://sheldonbrown.com/brakturn.html for anyone who is interested) and since then have configured my bikes with the front brake on the right hand. I prefer to do most of my braking with my front brakes (as I usually find that the rear brakes do very little to slow me down in comparison), and so like to be able to use my front brakes while I am signaling. I've run most of my bikes this way for years.