Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.2602:f977:0:1::2!not-for-mail From: Ted Heise Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: belt drives Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:15:58 -0000 (UTC) Organization: My own, such as it is Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:15:58 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader2.panix.com; posting-host="2602:f977:0:1::2"; logging-data="23486"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (NetBSD) Bytes: 2205 Lines: 32 On Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:13:55 -0500, zen cycle wrote: > On 1/27/2025 7:27 AM, Roger Merriman wrote: > > > > > > 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? > Gates drive has been around a while, generally good reviews. > The idea of having an 'accessible' rear triangle seems > troublesome to me though. The Gates belts have been used for at least a decade for timing on tandems. They're pretty common with folks who have high end bikes. Most seem pretty satisfied with them. I haven't been convinced to go that route myself, though. -- Ted Heise West Lafayette, IN, USA