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Just get a normal ss frame and get the seatstay split by a frame builder.
crundi - Member
An interesting read...
here
no it wasnt 😉
Just get a normal ss frame
Not all "normal" frames are laterally stiff enough to keep the belt aligned...
What bandito says the frame needs to be stiff enough I have a belt drive set up for sale in classifieds if anyone interested
Al: Just get a normal ss frameBandito: Not all "normal" frames are laterally stiff enough to keep the belt aligned...
They are if you add spoon and candle wax bracing spars...
so you want a mrk1 santa cruz chameleon then.
Van Nicholas emailed me back.
They'd want an extra £440 as a custom build on top of the normal frame price for a belt drive ready Zion 29er with a Lefty head tube.
Nicolai list the parts and prices for all the belt drive stuff on their website, but they don't mention the sprocket adapter needed for Rohloff, there's no advice on which belt length is needed and they don't say whether it's the older style belt or the newer centre track.
It's as if they're trying to put people off buying it.
At £1275 for a hardtail aluminium frame, that's 3 times the price of a Chumba HX2, I'm finding it hard to justify buying an Argon.
Maybe when the winter comes and I'm adjusting my chain every day, I'll change my mind though.
Ringo, you need to specify the belt length so I can work out what chainstay length it will suit.
The adjustable dropout system on the Whytes mentioned previously is the best system I've come across, but could not be modified for a belt drive, as the chainstay/seatstay is welded to form a complete triangle. The plate dropout just covers it.
Interested to know how you get on MTQG. This is the way forward I reckon.
(cough)hacksaw 😉
For commuting I would love Genesis to do the day one alfine in an 11 speed belt drive spec. That would be the ideal commuting bike for me. With full guards it would be perfect. Slightly heavy but the weight isn't an issue.
Please make one Genesis, thank you.
its a 118 belt greaham so around 450mm stays
does anyone else do belt drive parts? they seem a little expensive to be experimenting with at the moment
Nope not in the same league as gates my kits a cheapish way to try 😉
The [url=
prototype[/url] uses standard 8mm pitch belts rather than expensive Gates Carbon drive