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Subject: Re: belt drives
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:13:55 -0500
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On 1/27/2025 7:27 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> <https://youtu.be/OlDYHoiqpew?si=dxpa83lxcQxIBEO5>
> 
> That Ben Denlaney has a new Gravel bike on test with a belt drive, and his
> “pub bike” which has belt drive, and the good and the bad with such
> systems. Ie punctures are faff and I guess weight to a degree, ie hub vs
> derailleur systems.
> 
> Though touching wood I’ve found Gravel tyres with tubeless fairly reliable
> particularly considering that one is riding fairly challenging terrain on
> paper thin tyres!
> 
> Certainly considering how much of puncture fess tubes on Gravel is or was!
> Tubeless generally solves that, so would largely remove that problem.
> 
> Though I’m not sure if belts like mud and muck I have vague memories of MTB
> belt drives not performing that well in such situations?
> 
> Roger Merriman
> 

  Gates drive has been around a while, generally good reviews. The idea 
of having an 'accessible' rear triangle seems troublesome to me though.

They advertise a model of the drive made for "people who ride off road 
all year". I'm guessing with some design diligence riding in the muck 
isn't much of an issue.