Originally Posted by
T-Mar
The pedals are a concern for left hand drive fixies. Pedals will want to self-extract, unless you use some sort of thread locking compound. Polarized pedals, with a definite front and back, such as some clipless models, can't be used. Even on quill pedals, the toe clip mounting holes and flip tab will be on the wrong side.
Tandem cranks. Pino was walking around the track infield at the 1974 national championships with his ti brazed wonderbike, drivetrain on the left. His reasoning was to reduce chance of scraping a pedal on a steep track, such as the Montreal velodrome.( newly built temp track prior to the indoor Olympic venue ). I did laugh to myself as the Northbrook track was a near pancake.