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Why? You do know the right and left sides are connected in the bottom bracket, right?
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I don't think it would work but what are you trying to accomplish?
The issue is the machining for the freewheel/fixed gear hub. I guess you could use a tandem crossover crankset and get a hub that was machined fixed/fixed and put a fixed gear cog and lock ring on each side but the left side would be threaded backwards so you'd be relying on the lock ring to hold it in place.
The issue is the machining for the freewheel/fixed gear hub. I guess you could use a tandem crossover crankset and get a hub that was machined fixed/fixed and put a fixed gear cog and lock ring on each side but the left side would be threaded backwards so you'd be relying on the lock ring to hold it in place.
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All that would achieve is halving the load on each chain. Power in = power out (less losses to friction), no matter how you get from in to out.
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Most left side axles aren't long enough for a crankarm.
Someone has probably done it as a novelty, with some creative kludging.
Someone has probably done it as a novelty, with some creative kludging.
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