zx3vfr Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 So I got a late 90s Schwinn Mountain bike up and running, put some 26 x 2 street tires and new tubes on. Rides really nice minus the rock hard seat. I do need 4 new pads as they are all cracked but still stop fine. I rode 15 miles today and sore as hell as I haven't rode in long time. I almost died twice because I grabbed the right brake lever thinking motorcycle and of course skidded. So I swapped cable sides, my question is has anyone else switched levers to match motos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 No idea. I quit riding bicycles when I became an adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowcel Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 A lot of people switch them. I have been riding motorcycles and bicycles for years and I have never gotten the brakes confused. It's probably just because I'm so awesome though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banditj13 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 I've ridden just over 1000miles on the bicycle, and just over 5000 miles on the motorcycle this year... never seemed to have an issue between the 2... although I have thought about the fact that bicycles are backwards when it comes to brakes. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadTrainDriver Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) I swapped the brake levers on my hybrid I got earlier this year...right after my first "almost" endo. Hydraulic disc brakes work really well on a bicycle. Edited October 8, 2014 by BadTrainDriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yup. Been doing it since the early 90s when I started racing MTBs cross-country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx3vfr Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I swapped the brake levers on my hybrid I got earlier this year...right after my first "almost" endo. Hydraulic disc brakes work really well on a bicycle.This one has v brakes which is fine. When I rode it in my early teens I had a speedo on it and got it up to 45mph with knobbie tires down hill. I hit the brakes and got launched forward and my balls landed on the frame while still traveling downhill. It has been sitting for at least 8 years now. But lots of wd40 and tightening 3 of the 4 cables has made it road worthy especially with the 26 x 2 road tires. It will need new pads and rear brake cable and chain gear cable soon but for the next month it will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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