PaRtZ Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 why do you ride with the brakes on the other way ? Hope you won't be too hard All right handed people have more control over their right hand. That means they can control front wheel moves more. Whereas why would you need to modulate the rear brake? for manuals?! Dont think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 because we do, ffs you stupid person, its how we do it. why the hell do you eat snails and frogs in your backwards little country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) why do you ride with the brakes on the other way ? Ok, you've asked for it now.This is the situation. Your about to pull of a gigantic wall to rail to floor drop-gap as 3 hot girls walk buy and say "If you can pull that gap off we'll all go to the nearest hotel and have one massive orgy". But unfortunately when you get onto your back wheel on the highest of high walls you notice your flys are down, and there's a piss stain on your boxers, you'd look and absolute fool if you backed out, but you can't do the gap with your embarrassing predicament. So, because we use our left hand on the rear brake our right hand is free to slyly zip it up, pull off the gap, and next thing you know your in a hotel with whipped cream all over your body.However, if you had your brakes set up the other way round. You'd have to use your left hand to zip up your flys to stay on the back wheel, however that flap on your jeans over your flys is attached on the left, making it inaccessible with your left hand, plus your left hand isn't as dexterous as your right hand, therefore you struggle, and panic as you realise your front wheel is rapidly falling, oh no! Your now falling down onto the rail you were aiming to gap too, you land on it on your back instantly paralysing you, and then when you hit the floor you smash your head obliterating your helmet. Your now lying paralysed on the floor chest down with your head off to one side, what's that smell? Yes, your nose is 2.4mm away from a ripe dog turd, but your paralysed from hitting your back on the rail, so you have to lay there smelling dog shit while the hot girls walk away laughing at you as your flys are still undone, and you laying there paralysed smelling dog shit.....If only you'd have your brakes he proper way round. Edited March 15, 2006 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Ok, you've asked for it now.....If only you'd have your brakes he proper way round. Quality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backgren Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Some people ride with the brakes one way, some the other way. A few in people do it left=rear while most don't. To have the right as rear is "international bicycle standard", but in trials it's up to each by themselves. If you're used to riding a motorbike you might want the front brake on the right, even if the rest of the riders around you do the other way around. Like in UK, everyone have the right as front, even on non-trials bikes, so there wouldn't be much point for a beginner trials rider to change... In some countries its about 50/50 among the riders who use their brakes which way. Of all the german riders i've met about half had the brakes like i do. Some asians have them one way, some the other. Not sure about America...I did meet a bmx'er outside sheff who had the rear lever on the right side though... I get his point in one way, lots of stuff in UK seems to be backwards/old fashioned Can't be bothered to write examples though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backgren Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 (edited) you enjoying using our language are you?Notice how these manufacturers make right hand drive cars? [...] He can speak at least 2 different languages, can you? That makes him and all other people that have English as their second language able to communicate with loads more people. Quite good, eh? That's thanks/due to the fact that Britain had (slave) colonies all over the world.And about shifting gears in a car, it's loads easier with the right hand, but this is not really about which hand you use, it's because most cars are built to be used with the steering wheel on the left and then converted to righthand steering for the British and other markets. Meaning that the gears are the wrong way around, when you normally would pull towards you for lower gears you'll have to puch away from you, using muscles that aren't as strong. MIND though, on normal cars you probably don't have any problems what so ever to get to the first gear, but on trucks/lorries it can be horrible.We changed to right hand side traffic in 1967 (took 5 hours to change), but the trains are still going on the left side since it's too much work to get them going the other way round. For Britain it's way too late to change now, and with the patriotism and conservatism you've got there it just won't happen Funny how you all get really angry when someone points out that UK is backwards Edited March 16, 2006 by Backgren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Its Quite Simple Really.They dont call us GREAT britan for nothing, its not like USA has a title, it not good america, or fanstastic states of america.just united, meaning you are all united in your moronic ways, and follow the masses like sheep.We once owned 70% of the world, but gave it back becasue we thought it was unfair on the rest of you. United Kingdom.UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 The "english way" is easier to cope with for those who also ride a motorcycle. I know a chap over here who has his brakes the other way round, it's an absolute killer for people who ride his bike without asking first hahahahaits not just f**king english people faggot there is other countries too. tit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 I think everyone took the initial post seriously. Then the people that understood the joke carried on with it, then people didn't understand the carried on joke, and got angry at that.It again comes down to people lacking humour. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 chill out dudes.i'm not sure why we do it all differently to the rest of the world, but to be honest, its doesn't even matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 We drive on that side because the Romans did. In chariots, of course.I've heard that thing about jousting (and even about shaking hands with the fighting hand when passing in the road) before. It predates that by quite a while.During the French revolution the French decided somehow that they would walk on the opposite side of the road to support the revolution. Or something. I remember reading about it but not the details.Then Napoleon came along, invaded a load of countries and exported it.Later on Hitler came along and exported it some as well. The Czechs had to change from driving on one side to driving on the other because Germany was given Czechoslovakia to keep them quiet.Later on, just for a laugh (you there Janson?) the Swedes decided to change over too because they didn't have anything better to do. Over a weekend. That must have been fun. I think that happened after the war but can't be bothered to look right now exactly when.Of course, Napoleon had his arse whipped by the British of the time so there was no impetus to change. He was to blame for decimals too. Still, be thankful the decimal clock (another revolutionary invention) never caught on. I can just imagine people thinking up conversion ratios between European and UK time, apart from any time difference.In answer to the original question, we just can't be bothered with this new-fangled driving on the other side stuff.As to the brakes, I just don't know. The brake was on the right hand on penny farthings because it's the stronger hand for most people. And there wasn't a back brake. That would make sense (but it's something I just thought up, not something I read for a change). Sorry if that was boring, but I thought I'd stick my oar in.We don't do things differently, you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Hi British people !I was wondering when i looked at all your bikes' pictures ...Why do you always do things on the wrong side ?Your front brake is the right, where you have all the power, and the rear brake, the one you use more often (i hope ...) is on the left, where your arm is the less powerfull ...Moreover, you're driving on the left side of the road ... You changes the gears with the powerless arm ...What's in your mind ?Jt's example of the left side rear lever was very good and i think that explains itself rightly enough, unless you americans have the flap on your flies the wrong way round too. There's also the fact that with our right hands being more nimble we can use it to do other things while being on the back wheel, like running your hand through your hair in slow motion to attract the ladies, or to pick your nose whilst your gapping (some little shits must have done this somewhere) i think having the right hand free to eat while riding is very useful, there's nothing better than to do a gap whilst eating a ham salad sandwhich....mmmm yummy Whats in my mind? well i think i'll let these do the explaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials_pimp Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 2.4mm awayThats very specific.....United KingdomDont point out my mistakes, someone should poke you in the eye with a hot french fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 (edited) oh my god those picks are piss funny, especially the first one, 'caus the brain looks like a face with a huge nose! but i get the feeling i shouldn't laugh... also on the mention of brake levers what about gears? Edited March 17, 2006 by ogre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Krisboats, next time you post some pictures like that, please put a"Do not look if you are eating pizza" warning above it, prefereably a few line spaces above it, so that I have chance to avoid it Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 its not just f**king english people faggot there is other countries too. titim so sorry if i should have written "british".. keep your pants on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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