On Tue, 17 May 2005 22:27:29 -0400, Tom Weaver
wrote:


Is there any technical reason that the chain on bicycles is located on
the right and not the left? Or is it "because that's the way we've
always done it"?

TIA

Tom Weaver

Dear Tom,

I get horribly confused about left and right hand threading,
but possibly the reason is that pedal force will tighten a
normally threaded sprocket onto a normally threaded hub when
the chain and sprocket are on the right?

Dyslexically,

Carl Fogel