left side chain drive
 

has anyone done it and how does it work ?

There's a thread "show us your black bikes" where there's images of someones LSD fixed gear - my buddy also did the same (thinking he was original at the time, and somewhat so) - he had to get his pedal axles changed and his cranks are basically on 'til the end of their life through excessive loctite due to the initial pedal problem pre-axle swap. He got the drivetrain aligned by Smoky at our local co-op place (CBN) and all was well. It works out fine, only the bike balance is off due to the frame wanting drive on the right - not something he notices unless doing tricks.

The only problem he has had was his first day on the job as messenger and having one of his pedals come loose and fall off, lots of loctite later, he then had the axles swapped over and all was spiffy. Other than that, works just the same.

Back in the day in Australia thats how they used to rock all their whips.

I've thought about doing this, just for the hell of it.

For realsies? How bizarre...

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.
http://bikecoop.ucsc.edu/images/web....os/photo43.jpg
Sorry about the giant pic, it ain't mine.

I'm so different and whacky!

unique snowflake...

Ya like that!

I'm so whacky I just do stuff! You know like stuff! Heck, I'll just put my drivetrain on the left! I'm so whacky!

You can get a left side drive crank for tandems. A fixed hub would tend to put a lot of extra stress on the lockring, but not more-so than the chronic skidders do. LHD is actually relatively common on BMX bikes, so it's easy to get a LHD ss hub and freewheel. In fact I can lay hands on a LHD BMX wheel with a freewheel on it. PM me if you'd like to trade the hub and FW from some random bike bits.

Speaking of strange bikes, here's something neat..
http://www.myoldbicycle.com/photo/im...per192_bis.png
http://www.myoldbicycle.com/bikes/2

lol, WTF are you talking about?
I wish dutret were here...this would be great.

definitely a cool piece of machinery that looks fun for cruising around. probably terrible for going at anything higher than moderate speeds.

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.

+1

step 1: take off cranks
step 2: put drive side crank on left side
step 3: put non drive side crank on right side
done

=P

Also look at your chainstay, does it have a indention for the chainring?

Now look at the otherside... no indention = have to use smaller ring in some cases.

and flip wheel - install chain on other side :)

done.

^ Then watch and laugh as your pedals fall off.

that is why you have to cross thread them in real tight-like.

Well, it has to accomodate the crankset pots and pans too though, making is symmetrical again.

Dish is what compensates, not frame assymetry.

Sounds like fun wear and tear that I would love to expose my fancy shmancy parts to all in the name of originality.

No, no, no. You just switch the pedals to the other side so the threads match up. Boom,problem solved.

i almost ran a left side drive, but my frame is chromed on right chain stay

I summon you Dutret!

FIGHT!