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Old 02-27-08 | 03:55 PM
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Check out trackc#unt's Pog on velospace, it's pretty sweet.
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Old 02-27-08 | 04:14 PM
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lol, WTF are you talking about?
I wish dutret were here...this would be great.
Ionno *shrug* maybe it's partly in the mind too, but it feels LS heavy - could've sworn the RS chainstays are cut-away near the BB join to accept a double/triple which they're not on the left. My frame is the same (I still roll with the double on here, too, yeah!), whether this is actually makes the difference, I don't know - I've not ridden a non-conversion fixed gear.

Either way, wheels/frame/whatever, it's off balance compared to a RS bike, probably just his bike I guess. I know his chainring comes mighty close to the frame on the left side, which wouldn't happen on the right. Surely the dish would be the same, as all he did was flip the wheel around in the drop outs. Again, I dunno - I've ridden it and can only base it off that and what he tells me.
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Old 02-27-08 | 04:36 PM
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If his fork is at all bent, that could make his bike feel unstable. I can barely ride my (undetectable to the naked eye) bent fork Traveler no handed
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Old 02-27-08 | 04:49 PM
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For realsies? How bizarre...
Yeah Im serious about that m8.
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Old 02-27-08 | 05:35 PM
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I'll admit I started this thread too a while back. I have thought about using different sized chainrings and cogs on each side, maintaining the same gear ratio.
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Old 02-27-08 | 05:36 PM
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When i want useless extra weight i just carry it in my bag.
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Old 02-27-08 | 05:39 PM
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When i want useless extra weight i just carry it in my bag.
or around your belly.
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Old 02-27-08 | 05:43 PM
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or around your belly.
I wish, my body refuses to add fat.
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Old 02-27-08 | 05:49 PM
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I wish, my body refuses to add fat.
Thank you! I get **** all the time from people, no matter how many times I need to explain keeping my weight let alone gaining more takes a lot of work.
 
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Old 02-27-08 | 11:23 PM
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no no you see bikes are built cooked to compensate for the stuff to be on the normal side. i heard it has something to do with wheel dishes.
this is news to me....
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Old 02-27-08 | 11:39 PM
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i almost ran a left side drive, but my frame is chromed on right chain stay
Your bike doesn't even get invited to birthday parties anymore. You want to alienate it further from the rest of the class?
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Old 02-28-08 | 12:23 AM
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Speaking of strange bikes, here's something neat..

https://www.myoldbicycle.com/bikes/2
Something about this seems creepy...I have no idea why...
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Old 02-28-08 | 12:26 AM
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i just want to see a man 'running' down the street riding that thing.
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Old 02-28-08 | 06:38 AM
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Something about this seems creepy...I have no idea why...
I want to see what happens when the linkage breaks and those "crankarms" hit the pavement, pole vaulting the rear of the bike and sending the seat skyward. Yowza!
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Old 02-28-08 | 07:55 AM
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you can do it fie if you get lsd bmx cranks i think primo makes some that are relatively ok looking. You could single speed it fine if you got a lsd casset hub allso bmx ....
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Old 02-28-08 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Peedtm
I've seen it and I would guess it causes lots of stress on the lockring. And your pedals might fall off. It'd be fine if it weren't for threading.

Here's a double chain drive. Only his left side stuff would be expected to fall off.

Sorry about the giant pic, it ain't mine.
ya see?

thats the kinda mad scientist stuff I'd ride.......

thats just like so stupid, I think I'm gunna do it myself
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Old 02-28-08 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by j0e_bik3
ya see?

thats the kinda mad scientist stuff I'd ride.......

thats just like so stupid, I think I'm gunna do it myself
Take a second and go check out exactly what that set-up is.

It's on Sheldon's site.
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Old 02-28-08 | 10:41 AM
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this guy...

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Old 02-28-08 | 10:45 AM
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Ohhh, maybe. I was thinking it was this:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bichain-fixed-free.html
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Old 02-28-08 | 12:09 PM
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hey flim flam. just to let you know, since I put the spd's on with the axels swapped there is no lock-tite in my bike whatsoever. Mackey at cycle solutions advised me against it and I haven't had any problems with loose pedals. also; I had to flip the bolts the hold my chainring to my crank, for the backs of the bolts stuck out too far and hit the rear stay. the heads don't stick out as far and clearance in that area is a real problem. but I have pretty much run a small groove in the stay from riding so it is ok now. btw my fork is not at all bent, the bike handled beautifully before the left side conversion (although it was a geared bike before that) and now it naturallly just wants to lean left. I think that my stem might have a slight lean towards the left sid, and that might explain it. but it does have a significant pull to the left side as I also have a significant lean to the right when going it no handed.

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Old 02-28-08 | 12:16 PM
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A few months back I tried left side drive for about a week. Lots of strange noises came from my bottom bracket before I switched back. Also, one of my pedals started unscrewing itself. It was kinda fun and different but not worth the trouble IMO. The biggest benefit I got out of the whole deal was that my left pant leg finally got some chain grease stains to match the right.
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Old 02-28-08 | 12:42 PM
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A few months back I tried left side drive for about a week. Lots of strange noises came from my bottom bracket before I switched back. Also, one of my pedals started unscrewing itself. It was kinda fun and different but not worth the trouble IMO. The biggest benefit I got out of the whole deal was that my left pant leg finally got some chain grease stains to match the right.
FINALLY someone with an answer as to the "why" to doing this.
 
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Old 02-28-08 | 12:49 PM
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I did it cuz I am left handed and I wanted a machine that ppl would notice. and since I don't have all kinds of money to buy all the best stuff to turn heads, I did something I had never seen before
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Old 02-28-08 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Peedtm
I've seen it and I would guess it causes lots of stress on the lockring. And your pedals might fall off. It'd be fine if it weren't for threading.

Here's a double chain drive. Only his left side stuff would be expected to fall off.

Sorry about the giant pic, it ain't mine.
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Old 02-29-08 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by NitroPye
FINALLY someone with an answer as to the "why" to doing this.
OHHHH!!!! That's why???? I thought it was because bmx bikes do it and fixed gears want to be bmx bikes...
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