Here in the UK "Nearside" means the left side of a vehicle or an animal
and "Offside" is the opposite, the right side.
I have never heard these terms commonly applied to a bicycle it is
always a left or right crank and left and right cone etc. Sometimes the
right side is refered to as the chainwheel side.
Mick Butler Hunts.UK
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Michael Francis Butler
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