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  • Hasn't changed at all for years.

    A couple more dings to the paint, but it's the same bike.

    The only difference from the original photos have been:

    Nothing else has changed at all.

    I'm glad I changed the BB and cranks... it made it noticeably smoother and nicer. Plus these look better on this bike.

    Still curious about adding the carbon belt, but until I can just buy the bits online I can't be arsed trying to order it on the phone and via emails.

    I would like to go back to drop bars, but I want to solve both the Rohloff shifter and the hydraulic brakes in a way that I'm really happy with before I do that.

  • One thing I found about belt drive is that the belt do need replacing every once in a while.

    Friend of mine is a huge belt advocate, he wear his out once a year, which is mainly due to riding a fixed wheel bicycle (the teeth on the belt break off after it start to wear).

  • I wouldn't be fixed with the Rohloff, a belt should last a long while.

    I've not felt the need to try it though. The chain is still doing great even with over 10k miles in it.

    I estimate that I've done about 11,000 miles on the Mather in 6 years. For a while it was the daily commute bike, then I stopped for a bit due to sciatica and recovering from that.

    I'm really pleased that aside from tyres and tubes, nothing has needed changing or replacing, and that everything is still great. The chain is probably good for another year, and yes... it's the expensive and over-engineered Rohloff chain.

    Belt drive is appealing, but when everything is working so well already it's hard to justify the hassle of buying it.

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