Submitted by UlisKromwell t3_yfedf3 in todayilearned
hamster_savant t1_iu34q98 wrote
Reply to comment by xentralesque in TIL bicycle brakes in the UK are reversed from the US and Europe by UlisKromwell
I meant the article is talking about front handbrakes, rather than rear foot brakes.
Targettio t1_iu3afnu wrote
Foot brake on a bicycle?
orbitalinterceptor t1_iu3awv8 wrote
My first Huffey had coaster brakes that engaged when you pushed back. Such great skids!
ash_274 t1_iu47zye wrote
Coaster brakes. You pedal backwards for only about 1/8 of a rotation before it applies
My first bike as a kid had those
Grangeisgodtier t1_iu3fjdc wrote
Most bicycles had them on the rear wheel.
xentralesque t1_iu41afa wrote
Most adult bikes don't use footbrakes
snow_michael t1_iu4fjei wrote
They do in Germany, where I first encountered them
And my gf reading over my shoulder says they do in Czech Republic
GaijinFoot t1_iu4qx2k wrote
You mean fixie bikes? They were a fad and I think mostly banned now
snow_michael t1_iu59vgf wrote
I was introduced to them in Bavaria, and at least one family I know still has them
hamster_savant t1_iu634jg wrote
So they don't have kickstands?
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