DuctTapedGoat
Active Member
I did some hunting around online looking to see if there was a "left handed" or southpaw derailleur, and came up empty handed.
With the advent of springed tensioners being used on motorized bikes, it does make sense that a left handed/southpaw derailleur shouldn't be too far away.
A lefthanded cassette for driven sprockets I haven't been able find, so it would have to be modified onto a freewheel with lefthanded pawls, which would really be the easiest part of an undertaking such as this one. As well, the sprockets would have to be able to be spaced for 115 and other chains.
The last addition would be an idler pulley just before the drive sprocket to allow for a little play from left to right as you change gears.
I would really love to hear suggestions on this! Comments, suggestions, ideas, let's see if there's a possibility of this being at least prototyped as a community!
With the advent of springed tensioners being used on motorized bikes, it does make sense that a left handed/southpaw derailleur shouldn't be too far away.
A lefthanded cassette for driven sprockets I haven't been able find, so it would have to be modified onto a freewheel with lefthanded pawls, which would really be the easiest part of an undertaking such as this one. As well, the sprockets would have to be able to be spaced for 115 and other chains.
The last addition would be an idler pulley just before the drive sprocket to allow for a little play from left to right as you change gears.
I would really love to hear suggestions on this! Comments, suggestions, ideas, let's see if there's a possibility of this being at least prototyped as a community!
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