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n.— «This is so that when you are dismounting and have both legs on the left side of the bike, and your right hand is on the top tube or seat—you can still brake (hard) with your left hand without endo-ing.» —“Re: Brake positions” by Patrick Thompson Usenet: rec.bicycles Feb. 13, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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