*gentlydoesit Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) If I put a lefty crank on the right is the pedal thread going the right way? Edited October 16, 2013 by f**megently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 You'd have to use a lefty pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) why would you do this? it´ll unscrew itself.while pedalling. Edited October 16, 2013 by FamilyBiker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Guessing lhd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 why would you do this? it´ll unscrew itself.while pedalling.I'd do it cuz I've got a lefty crank, or I wouldn't do it as the case may be. I couldn't picture in my mind which way the pedal screwed in, what about a ffw? Would the thread be going the wrong way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Or if I had the back wheel left insead of right, is there a locking ring to keep a screw on sproket in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) Or if I had the back wheel left insead of right, is there a locking ring to keep a screw on sproket in place? i think if you use a "normal" crankset as a lhd setup with a screw-on cog it´ll kill all of your threads.your sprocket would be forced to unscrew all the time you got chainload applied.a lockring would be simply rip your threads of when pushed outwards with a lhd hub and sprocket maybe,but then its still the pedal thread problem... Edited October 16, 2013 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 You're forgetting that you can't mount a freewheel or sprocket onto a left hand crank as there is no thread or spline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Nah, sorry I should have explained but I had little time, I've already got a lefty crank but I've bought a normal hub rear wheel, along with most other parts of a bike I'm building up, I don't yet have the cranks I want so I was wondering if I could use the crank I've already got to test the bike out, I guess its a big fat no.. ahh well.. if anyone wants lefty cranks you know where to look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) is your rear hub disc compatible? you can buy fixed sprockets that bolt to the disc mount EDIT should've said just an idea so you could run LHD Edited October 16, 2013 by err Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Never knew that.. na I don't think it is, but I havnt actually seen it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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