Hugh Thornton wrote:
>
> Because bicycles were ridden on the left hand side of the road
In some parts of the world they were, in other they would have been ridden on
the right.
> and mounted from the left,
I think this is the key - I suspect the custom of mounting from the left was a
carry-over from horse riding.
> it obviously made sense to have the dirty drivetrain on the
> right hand side of the bike, away from the rider when he/she was not actually
> mounted on the bike.
Jack Fortune