BMX - sprocket

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fuzzbox
07-30-07, 12:44 AM
is it possible to put the sprocket and all the stuff on the left side and still be able to work

wethepeople
07-30-07, 12:53 AM
Yup, but you'll need a left hand drive hub and cranks.

Or just the hub and some loc-tite.
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 12:56 AM
can i flip the hub around like take it off and stick it on the other side

wethepeople
07-30-07, 12:58 AM
No, that wont work.
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 01:00 AM
ah, i hear some bikes have the capability of doing that though
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:01 AM
with a freewheel like this, yes.

http://www.danscomp.com/461015.php?cat=PARTS
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 01:08 AM
are hubs like that expensive
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:10 AM
Thats not a hub, it's a freewheel. It'll go in place of your current freewheel to enable LHD.

If you want a LHD hub, it'll be in the $100 range and then you'll need spokes and a rim.
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 01:16 AM
ouch so if i got the free wheel i stick it on there and flip my tire or does that not work either
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:20 AM
That would work.
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 01:22 AM
oh goody that means less sprocket bending for a reasonable price
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:24 AM
get the 14 tooth and a 39tooth chainring if you don't already have one.
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 01:29 AM
let see i have a ......i have no clue its 20 somthing but less than 30
eightdip
07-30-07, 07:12 AM
So it's a cassete?
Dazzle
07-30-07, 07:44 AM
must be...that means a whole new hub
wds178
07-30-07, 09:11 AM
You will also need a crankset that allows you to attach your sprocket on the left as well.
You could swap the cranks around, but I believe the pedals will always becoming loose then.
-Bill
Dazzle
07-30-07, 09:35 AM
why do you want it on the left in the first place??

but if you really want it there you need...
a new cassete hub-~$100
maybe new cranks-~$alot
crankset-$??
maybe even a new chain wheel and maybe pedals but that depends
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 12:48 PM
i want it because i grind on the right and i dont want to bend my sprocket. but if i switch the cranks around couldnt i switch the pedals so they dontcome loose?
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:01 PM
You'll need left handed cranks or loc-tite. Just ignore Dazzle.
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 01:36 PM
loc tite is glue if im not mistaken
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:44 PM
You're mistaken...
FitRider 921
07-30-07, 01:46 PM
You're mistaken...
You stole my line.
wethepeople
07-30-07, 01:47 PM
I'm trying to come up with a reply to that, but they all sound really gay.
FitRider 921
07-30-07, 01:48 PM
Word.
wds178
07-30-07, 02:49 PM
Just get a stronger sprocket then.
I'm a right-side grinder who runs RHD. And I suck at grinding. Never bent a sprocket.
-Bill
fuzzbox
07-30-07, 02:55 PM
ah....idk ill probably stick to the normal and get a new sprocket if anything because its probably cheaper