Quote Originally Posted by chicagogal View Post
I just picked up my bike from the shop where I dropped it off for a tune-up. I got there just in time before they closed. I took the bike onto the road and headed home. A couple of blocks later I noticed that the breaking was funny. I have ALWAYS (for the last 5 yrs) had my bike set up so that the right hand controls the front brake. I know that it isn't "supposed" to be like that (here in the U.S.) but I prefer the front brake and want it controlled by my (dominant) right hand. But presumably because it was "wrong" the shop switched it without telling me. Since they are closed now, and I have no tools at home, I will have to make it through my ride tomorrow morning with my brakes backwards. I am upset, because I don't think this is safe and think that the shop should have consulted with me first before making that change. I guess I am just venting, but I do think this is a safety issue that they should have thought about.
My old 3 speed was set up this way, just the way they put it together. Like you said, they have swapped so I actually swapped mine to match the other bikes which are left(front)-right(rear). I would take it back to the shop and politely make them change it, and to ask you before they make major changes to your equipment. They making a change actually could have casued an accident when you weren't aware of it in a panic stop. Jenn