Awkward Brake Pedal

I'm 6'4". I had the same issue. But now I ride with the ball of my feet on the pegs, however i have also adjusted the brake pedal down quite a bit from stock height.

You keep the balls of your feet rested on the pegs til you need to apply brake or shift. Don't ride with your foot hovoring over the back brake or over/under the shift lever.

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Aufitt said:

-Hold the 10mm hex on the brake master cylinder rod with an open end spanner
-Using a 12mm open end spanner loosen the locknut.
-Adjust the rod to desired height, (check it while wearing your riding boots)
-Tighten the locknut.

Mine is set very low, about 20- 25mm down from std and lower than the footpeg.

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here's how to lower the brake pedal

I ride with my toes on my pegs alot of the times. works good for me.

Corehound said:

You keep the balls of your feet rested on the pegs til you need to apply brake or shift. Don't ride with your foot hovoring over the back brake or over/under the shift lever.

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I don't ride anymore trying to float my foot on the brake, but I do ride with my toe positioned under the shift lever. After riding for a bit I do feel a little askew, but besides that what are the reasons to not have your foot under the shifter?

@david92xj Thanks for the post I'm thinking that I'll have to do that.

ball of the foot on the peg is what I was taught so long ago, I can't remember who said it to me.

Don't ride with your foot hovering over either lever, you may inadvertently apply pressure to either, which can cause problems down the road.

Aside from that, at least for me, it feels more natural.

I wouldn't go so far as toes on the peg, it's easier to put your weight on the ball of the foot than to support it by the toes.

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david92xj said:

here's how to lower the brake pedal

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Thanks. This is my very next step. I already adjusted the clutch and brake levers on bars, and gear change lever.

I was under impression for brake foot lever I had to disassemble a bit- like remove whole assembly from frame to get at the pin clip and pull out and adjust and reinstall, so I paused the other night and left it for later.

The Beef Demon said:

I don't ride anymore trying to float my foot on the brake, but I do ride with my toe positioned under the shift lever. After riding for a bit I do feel a little askew, but besides that what are the reasons to not have your foot under the shifter?

@david92xj Thanks for the post I'm thinking that I'll have to do that.

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Reasons:

Balls of feet on pegs puts you in an atheletic position and gives you more control over your position and your bike. And you won't accidentally fry your back brake by accidentally riding the brake pedal. And by not hooking your heels on the pegs and hanging your toes down you won't accidentally scrape your toes and you won't ride down the road looking like a noob dork.

I don't know anyone who rides with the balls of their feet on the pegs. There is a heal on most riding boots for a reason. I may put the balls of my feet on the pegs when running through some nice corners to give me more clearance but not always, that is more of a suspension issue. I ride with my heals hooked on the pegs with the balls of my feet at the side of the brake/ shifter. If you need to move your feet before you can use either brake/ shifter you are losing precious time in an emergency.

You're doing it wrong.

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Jme250RA said:

I don't know anyone who rides with the balls of their feet on the pegs. There is a heal on most riding boots for a reason. I may put the balls of my feet on the pegs when running through some nice corners to give me more clearance but not always, that is more of a suspension issue. I ride with my heals hooked on the pegs with the balls of my feet at the side of the brake/ shifter. If you need to move your feet before you can use either brake/ shifter you are losing precious time in an emergency.

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I agree with corehound, you are doing it wrong.

Yes, there is a heel on the boot for a reason, that reason is not to "hang it on the peg."

I guarantee you I can apply brakes or get a shift in just as quickly as you do, with the ball of my foot on the peg.

If you need to brake or shift, you've already lost precious time in an emergency. Don't put yourself into the emergency position in the first place.

I took the MSF saftey course in CA and they said balls of the fete on the pegs.

And after riding both ways i can say that it is way more comfortable with the balls of my feet on the pegs, when i see a pot hole or speed bump i can use this position to slightly lift my weight up off the seat, it also hasnt afected my shifting or braking at all to have my feet in this position.

When i was riding with my foot looming over the brake pedal i had a tendency to apply to much preassure to the foot brake and my back tire would skip because i wasnt applying even preassure to the front and back break

Balls of my feet for me. Puts me more in tune with the bike (and heel means I need to move my foot back to get it under the shifter vs slide it forwards a touch).

Only exceptions to this are:

- When I want to cover the brakes, I'll hover my right foot over the brake (with heel on peg).
- When I am in the process of accelerating I'll leave my heel on the left peg as I know I'll be shifting up again in a few seconds.

I don't put my balls on the peg. I prefer to keep them on the seat.

Sorry guys, I stand (on the balls of my feet!) corrected! I've been stuck in stop and go traffic the last week or so I've defaulted to that position. I feel like a bit of an idiot posting without thinking through my process. After getting out on a quasi- real ride my feet do gravitate to the ball on peg position. Thanks for getting on me and keeping me honest.

The Beef Demon said:

I don't ride anymore trying to float my foot on the brake, but I do ride with my toe positioned under the shift lever. After riding for a bit I do feel a little askew, but besides that what are the reasons to not have your foot under the shifter?

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That's a good way to get surprised and accidentally upshift when you scrape your boot instead of the foot peg. Don't ask how I learned this.