Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Freewheels on the left side have to be left hand threaded, most people are right handed.
The drive thread of a traditional freewheel does indeed have to be clockwise, but the lockplate has to be anticlockwise. They beat this problem in cassette systems by separating the cog retention ring from the bearings, so that a clockwise thread could then be used there.
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