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Title: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: hardrockminer on October 16, 2023, 09:40:21 AM

Not for motorcycles though.  For bicycles.  Anyone riding a belt drive bike?  How do you like it?


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: Steve G. on October 16, 2023, 11:04:06 AM

M. I’ve never seen or heard of a belt drive pedal bike or pedal bike retro kit. And to be honest I never would either, as the 38 yr old chain sprockets on my ‘86 Marin Bear Valley bush bike have performed to a level that would not push me to change .


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: Galactica on October 16, 2023, 03:45:04 PM
Seems to me a belt on a bike would have to have two fixed sprockets.  You wouldn’t be able to shift gears with belt without some kind of internal mechanism or variable speed motor.


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: Hawkeye on October 16, 2023, 08:14:07 PM
Bikes with belts have a gearbox built into the rear hub. Some have electric shift and can actually be set to a different gear before you start riding.


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: rz5mark on October 16, 2023, 08:57:59 PM
Guy at work has one, planetary rear hub trans. He really like it, whisper quiet and and no lube up your leg....That sounds wrong...


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: hardrockminer on October 17, 2023, 04:37:26 AM
I've been looking at them online.  I like the idea but I also like my dual suspension Kona and I haven't seen a dual suspension belt drive.  Probably because they have no tension device.

They apparently are good for thousands of kilometers. 


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: Bucko on October 17, 2023, 03:19:24 PM
These are belt drive.  Looks like the future to me.

https://pinion.eu/en/c-line (https://pinion.eu/en/c-line)


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: Galactica on October 17, 2023, 07:24:54 PM
These are belt drive.  Looks like the future to me.

https://pinion.eu/en/c-line (https://pinion.eu/en/c-line)

Intriguing.  And very cool.  But looks really expensive looking at the competitive mountain bikes.


Title: Re: Belt Drive vs Chain Drive - Opinions??
Post by: Steve G. on October 17, 2023, 08:08:34 PM


  Looks expensive. And that belt look vulnerable to anyone with a pocket knife.