Originally Posted by Joyce Wasser
I think someone should make left-handed bikes, with the chain rings and everything on the oppisite side. Because I am very left handed , I generally dismount and handle the bike to the right, often ending up with greasy legs.
I'm right handed but I typically mount from the right. However it should be possible to develop the habit of mounting/dismounting on the left. In fact I would think it's an important skill to be able do either side. You might have to stop on a trail next to a mud puddle, or on a slope where it's not easy to dismount on one side, or next to a wall on your right where you want to lean the bike, and you should be prepared to go off the other side.
Robert