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SS Belt Drive?
A couple riders have brought up a discussion on chainwear recently.
That made me recall a Jericho SS showing off a belt drive they called 'Red October'. I've also seen them on Strida folding bikes. I'm sure it's not a new concept. Anybody out there actually riding a belt? I'm curious about pros and cons. If they're trusted on motorcycles, why not bikes? You'd think the drivetrain would last forever. /s |
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If they're trusted on motorcycles, why not bikes? You'd think the drivetrain would last forever. Most of my MC riding buds have belt-drive's on thier MC's that last 10's of thousands of miles.... I'd certainly give it a try on the 29"er Disc SS, since it is about as much of an oddball bike as you cna uild these days. -- ITSN Gunterman USN Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of all who threaten it. |
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"supabonbon" wrote in message om... A couple riders have brought up a discussion on chainwear recently. That made me recall a Jericho SS showing off a belt drive they called 'Red October'. I've also seen them on Strida folding bikes. I'm sure it's not a new concept. Anybody out there actually riding a belt? I'm curious about pros and cons. If they're trusted on motorcycles, why not bikes? You'd think the drivetrain would last forever. /s I saw a belt driven bike badged Mercedes Benz the car company, it was belt driven 7sp nexus hub. The rear sprocket initially gave problems jumping Mercedes did a Sun Planet gear mod at the sprocket and since then the bike as done many thousands of trouble free miles with no adjustment. I have a pic of the mod Question can you attach a picture to a newsgroup reply as I have never seen an a reply with one. PK |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:55:18 +0000, peter.kidwell wrote:
Question can you attach a picture to a newsgroup reply as I have never seen an a reply with one. http://www.j-harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#1.2.4 |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:25:45 +0000, bomba
wrote: On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:55:18 +0000, peter.kidwell wrote: Question can you attach a picture to a newsgroup reply as I have never seen an a reply with one. http://www.j-harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#1.2.4 Hey, I made 1.3.6. nice, bill |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:18:58 -0500, Bill Wheeler =
wrote: On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:25:45 +0000, bomba wrote: On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:55:18 +0000, peter.kidwell wrote: Question can you attach a picture to a newsgroup reply as I have nev= er = seen an a reply with one. http://www.j-harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#1.2.4 Hey, I made 1.3.6. nice, bill Welcome to 2003, Rumpelstiltskin. -- Slacker -- = Slacker |
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"bomba" wrote
Question can you attach a picture to a newsgroup reply as I have never seen an a reply with one. http://www.j-harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#1.2.4 The clipless FAQ link is broken.. http://members.cox.net/jhnmorgan/mtb/CliplessFAQ.txt other than that it's one of the funnier faq's I've seen :-) hippy |
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On 11 Nov 2004 06:48:44 -0800, supabonbon wrote:
A couple riders have brought up a discussion on chainwear recently. That made me recall a Jericho SS showing off a belt drive they called 'Red October'. I've also seen them on Strida folding bikes. I'm sure it's not a new concept. Anybody out there actually riding a belt? I'm curious about pros and cons. If they're trusted on motorcycles, why not bikes? You'd think the drivetrain would last forever. /s Jericho gave up on it because of the near impossibility of getting enough tension on the belt to prevent it from skipping. However, since they shelved the idea a revolution in SS design has happened, and now horizontal dropouts are passe, so maybe with an eccentric BB setup the belt drive could be revived... miles |
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"miles todd" wrote in message ...
On 11 Nov 2004 06:48:44 -0800, supabonbon wrote: A couple riders have brought up a discussion on chainwear recently. That made me recall a Jericho SS showing off a belt drive they called 'Red October'. I've also seen them on Strida folding bikes. I'm sure it's not a new concept. Anybody out there actually riding a belt? I'm curious about pros and cons. If they're trusted on motorcycles, why not bikes? You'd think the drivetrain would last forever. /s Jericho gave up on it because of the near impossibility of getting enough tension on the belt to prevent it from skipping. However, since they shelved the idea a revolution in SS design has happened, and now horizontal dropouts are passe, so maybe with an eccentric BB setup the belt drive could be revived... But it's about what works, not what may be passe or in style, Miles. I don't trust that eccentric BB crap at my weight and never will. JD never in style, just riding bikes |
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