Originally Posted by
Frankfast
No, I didn't overlook it. I just don't think it's a legitimate excuse for denying left handed riders the option of having a left hand drive bicycle. I also don't believe standardization is as important as it once was. Todays factories and todays machinery being computerized can just as easily cut a left handed thread as a right handed one. We're not talking nuts and bolts here but rather cogs and hubs. I also believe that bicycle manufacturers offer an infinite amount of options today. I don't think that offering a left hand drive bicycle would be that big of a deal. They make golf clubs for left handed players don't they? Why discriminate against lefthanded bicyclists.
So it's not "why?" so much as that you have an agenda you're trying to advance. Why didn't you say so in the first place?
That changes my answer: I'm thinking it's because the people who market bicycles don't think they could sell enough to make it profitable. My son, for example, is a lefty and, to tell the truth, I've never noticed which side he mounts his bike from.