Rookie flat question

[marni]

I do mine upside down for the simple reason that it is easier, altho backwards but then I am a closet lefty so..... I don't worry about bumping things too much since my bike is light enough for me to swing out and turn over without bumping the garmin and computer which are on the aero bars and are protected by the bend in the aero bars. When it is upside down it rests on the tips of the aero bars and the seat.

I have a hard time remembering to take the stuff out of the seat bag before flipping it though, Fortunately, the whole bag comes off easily upside down.

marni

[Crankin]

I would never put my bike upside down. I hold it up by the seat or seat tube to get the rear wheel out. Then, I lay it on the left side while I am working on the tire.
Besides putting pressure/damaging the bars and other stuff, when the bike is upside down, everything I have to do and look at is backwards, which for me is death. My visual perception and ability to remember what to do is limited at best, and I need things to be exactly the same every time!