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xentralesque t1_iu41afa wrote

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

Most adult bikes don't use footbrakes

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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

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GaijinFoot t1_iu4qx2k wrote

You mean fixie bikes? They were a fad and I think mostly banned now

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snow_michael t1_iu59vgf wrote

I was introduced to them in Bavaria, and at least one family I know still has them

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