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I appreciate that this is a Holy War issue, and so there is actually no rational optimum solution (though obviously you are Bad and Wrong and the front brake should always be on the right...), but in general changing what you're used to just to improve cable routing is a Bad Idea; if you forget you either lock the rear trying to do an emergency stop, or send yourself over the bars/lose the front when trying to scrub off speed.
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Meh, if any of my bikes has a back brake then they're on the left hand because habit, my polo bike has left front brake because mallet and my fixed has left front brake because that's the lever I had, never caused any real life issues. Only time it's weird is when I'm fixing someone else's bike that's cabled forrun and I keep pulling the front brake and looking at the rear or visa versa.
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Should doesn't mean must and it's just an advisory...
Either way you'll just need to live with that tangled mess or learn how to brake and have better cabling.
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there is actually no rational optimum solution
Being able to use the front brake while signalling a right turn, sounds pretty rational to me.
As does improved braking (and shifting) performance: cable routing isn't just an aesthetic consideration.
People manage to swap between road/MTB, Shimano/SRAM/Campag and fixed/freewheel etc without bursting into flames and plenty have motorbikes and cars as well as bikes.
You can teach an old dog new tricks! ;)
snottyotter
coventry_eagle
Scilly.Suffolk
This is why front brakes should be on the left lever! ;)