[Closed] Belt drive frames

Van Nicholas do the Amazon as a belt drive. I have the "ordinary" version and I'm running it as a Cross bike at the moment.

Milk?

black please !

[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/van-dessel-wtf ]Van Dessel WTF[/url]

Belts are ace. I shall be riding mine tomorrow morning.

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where's Ringo ?

I had my Surly 1x1 converted to belt drive by [url= http://www.shandcycles.com/ ]Steven Shand[/url]

NRT, any issues with flex,or was it strengthened at all ?

Great advice.
Been ooking for last few week n missed these.
Milk would buy a 29er tomorrow if they have them
Wtf have emailed but poss too small for a six footer...
Any more
J..

any steel frame + local frame builder = belt frame.

I just wish the chainring & sprockets came in more sizes and were easier to get hold of

It's dead easy to modify a Pompino.

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Being a single speed design, their chainstays are stiff enough to avoid flex problems. I do not need to use excessive tension to keep everything running sweetly. (Alignment is incredibly important though)

Ignore the position of the rear axle. A shorter belt is the fix. (I haven't had any problem running it there although I did expect some.)

but is there any advantage over a chain apart from the lack of oiling required ?

but is there any advantage over a chain apart from the lack of oiling required ?

It's lighter and should last for years. Having said that the 3 years I get out of a chain on my hub geared bike seems pretty good. I'll be tempted when they are a lot cheaper.

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but is there any advantage over a chain apart from the lack of oiling required ?

It is much lighter, but it's the lack of filth that's the big thing for me.

It is also much quieter.