jjshein t1_iu3xrgk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:30 AM

Reply to comment by pickleer in TIL bicycle brakes in the UK are reversed from the US and Europe by UlisKromwell

Yep. Rented a bike in Kyoto for a self-guided tour, brakes were reversed.

GaijinFoot t1_iu4r028 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Brakes were reversed as in not regular Japanese style?

jjshein t1_iu5iejj wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:23 PM

Don’t know what “regular” would be in Japan, but left brake was rear, right was front. Fortunately, neither worked very well preventing me from going OTB.

pickleer t1_iu661sg wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:06 PM

UGH! I've gone over the bars so many times now that I get a time dilation and have a bit of time to look around before tucking and rolling. Untortunately, it's always my left shoulder, so that one rides higher now from all the trauma!! Roll on!