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Hi guys :P on my last frame i had a bash guard, but it made my frame crack because i was landing on it hard alot. I would get a bashring but its not on my sidehop side. im right foot forward. would it be possible to switch all the drivetrain parts round... making the driveside on the left rather than the right?

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Not really, no.

Edit: I thought about it, and no, not a chance. NOT ON YOUR NELLY!

Its possible on a BMX, so it must be possible on a trials bike. Rear LHD profile, some bmx cranks with an 18t sprocket (if possible). Sorted.

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Hi guys :Pon my last frame i had a bash guard, but it made my frame crack because i was landing on it hard alot. I would get a bashring but its not on my sidehop side. im right foot forward. would it be possible to switch all the drivetrain parts round... making the driveside on the left rather than the right?

cheers :D

You've still got it? Or do you have the comp already?

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But how wouldnt it work? I dont see whats stopping it. Explain? :)

Freewheels only work in one direction.

If you simply turn it around, then it works in the other direction.

So if you fit a RHD stuff as LHD, it'd be great for going backwards but not really much use otherwise.

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Freewheels only work in one direction.

If you simply turn it around, then it works in the other direction.

So if you fit a RHD stuff as LHD, it'd be great for going backwards but not really much use otherwise.

Would it not be possible to get a LHD freewheel anywhere?

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I'm not sure I know what the issue is with it being on the right? I've been sidehopping both ways (left foot forward) for years and never wanted my bashguard anywhere other than on my right hand side. Infact I'm not sure i've ever really hit my bashguard when sidehopping.

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Now all you've got to do is manufacture a one off drivetrain that will cope with the stresses of trials. Or you could realise that bashrings have been on the right hand side for, well, ever. When I used to sidehop, I went to the left and I don't remember any time I wished the bash was that side. Just ride your bike ;)

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uit is possible, but you'll have to run pretty much all bmx parts, lhd cranks and a lhd rear cassette hub. They only tend to come in 14mm axles so you would have to slot them to fit 10mm dropouts. the gear ratio would be all out then too unless you can find a lhd cassette hub that doesn't have a one piece driver.

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uit is possible, but you'll have to run pretty much all bmx parts, lhd cranks and a lhd rear cassette hub. They only tend to come in 14mm axles so you would have to slot them to fit 10mm dropouts. the gear ratio would be all out then too unless you can find a lhd cassette hub that doesn't have a one piece driver.

Echo frame with press fit bearings, set of profiles or middleburns with glue on the pedal threads (if the axle fits) and LHD profile?

Actually... I think 'burns would be the only reasonable solution as I don't know of any bash's to fit profiles.

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