Ruth asks…Why are bike brakes in France attached to the opposite handlebars to those in the UK?On a holiday in France, watched on of my kids fly over the handlebars when he tried a read wheel skid and locked the front brake! He asked me to ask the question on his behalf...Nancy answers:Seems weird, doesn't it?
The answer is because it is understood that the right lever is generally the most used (ie, right handed people), and as such the brake that is used the most (the FRONT brake) should
