this is just one example -- believe me, I can post 1,000 more



https://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...ikes1/IMG_9990

front brake left is on all my bikes (except my trackie )

yeah, fair enough. You don't wanna be flying down the Eastern Fwy at 220kmh and put the wrong brake on.

have you discovered the sexy world of pro bike pics on Cycling News?

oooh baby!!

on the 'tech' index, click on 'pro bike' or 'bike of the peleton', then do
the same with "Archives: 2005 2004 2003 & earlier"

https://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/

I'll swap them over in the next few weeks when I change the bar tape.

It's so ingrained that when I wheelie a motorbike, (we used to do such childish things at warmup/practice ) and it starts getting a bit high, instead of using the rear (right foot) brake, I always grab the left bloody hand lever cos part of my brain thinks I'm on a pushie and it's the rear brake.
I had a reputation fer being quite **** at them cos of that.

:: edit :: never mind !

ok 531Aussie Im looking at some very hot bikes I cant afford, what else am I meant to be seeing

whats not to see? bike porn is good for the soul, bad for the wallet....

All Your Wallets Are Belong To Us

yourself in a sitituation where you're making more money

well that won't be in bike racing maybe in something to do with economics though

on the whole brake thingy. I always had the back brake on the right, every bike. BMX with one lever only, right. Whe I started riding Motorcycles, I would have to really think it out a lot, sometimes in traffic I would be hard on the front brake with the clutch in as well???

No problems now. It seems natural to have the front on either side for either bike.

Well sometimes I confuse myself at 5:30 am going down a local hill to meet the lads when I'm still half asleep and I keep asking myself which brake is which? I just feather them both then.

NOW Thylo's true thoughts are coming to the surface

I just cleaned the rear rim up, havent bothered to see if its done anything. Did notice however that the wheel has a slight spot where it isnt true, I am not bothering to fix it. Should I?

Get the wheel trued (or do it yourself) It will definitely make the brakes grab.

That got me thinking so I just popped into the workshop. Yup one lever, back brake, right (1980 DiamondBack Senior Pro BTW). I must've started doing it the other way when we started doing freestyle cos we had both brakes then. 1983?

Jeez you fellas have been busy... Nice pickup on the new bike.... happy riding.

Watch out for US helmets if you intend to race as the dont have the Aussie compliance sticker.
Q. Is this a problem for regular riding?


Oh yeah and I saw Adam & the Ants live at the glasgow apollo when I was 10, my mum took me and my brother and some friends... there was an intermission and she told us the concert was over and took us home at halfway That was after getting stuck in a toilet cubicle and having to climb out...

Might be if there's an accident and insurance is involved.
Adam and the Ants live!! wow!! I doubt they even bothered to tour here.

Its a very small whack, actually it took a bit of noticing. Should I leave it or fix it? I havent had much success truing rear wheels.

A mate back home picked up an Alpinestars MTB which had the brakes on the wrong way.
He hadnt really noticed but it got his attention when he grabbed the 'back' brake to skid 180 on the trail he was going down and went OTB in fine fashion

Mmmm.....Monteith's Pilsner

This is me splurging coz I'm doing two Ti frames this week. Beer: 14 bucks. Cheese, Corriander and pickled Jalapeno Questadillas: 3 bucks. Tucking into both while surfin' bike pron? PRICELESS!

A racing organisation would have to be total arseholes not to allow you to race with a non-Australian Standard helmet. Everyone knows the Aussie Standards are just a revenue raising exercise anyway. I mean, I know our heads are worth more than a Seppos just by nature, but as long as it's SNELL or ASTM or CE certified, I know I'm happy with that.

I've always had the brakes as right-front on every bike I've had. I only realised this year that they're cabled up differently in other countries. It has been much less confusing mixing motorcycling and cycling with the front on the right on both.

With the rear wheel, if it's just a bump on one rim, you can smooth it out with wet and dry. If it's both sides and you're not sure you can true it up yourself, go see your LBS and they'll charge a couple of bux to fix it on the spot

Oi!

Nice, they make some good beers. FWIW I'm biased as the head brewer there is my cousin's son.