Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
Never had an interest in one, and since I was used to the old British shifting pattern, nobody wanted to offer me a chance to ride their bike that had the shifter on the wrong (left) side and brake on the right.
Im pretty certain we've touched on this before, but man o man, it would be a total brain mess-o-rama riding a bike with the old British system.
Remember all the times I've brought up how I change my bikes front brake to right lever? Engrained hand instincts from 40 years ago of right hand=front brake.