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There are many, many good reasons to not put a belt drive on any kind of bike, including your commuter.
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What are for a commuter bike? I currently run belt-drive-Nexus-8-bike and don't see any downsides for town riding and commuting.
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Yeah, but I wanted a clean drivetrain so it crossed my mind. I quit that idea and I'm waiting on my https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhjuiOwE1Cw
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Rob English's personal winter bike (which was the template for all the belt-driven Alfine bikes he's made since) had already been ridden 20000 miles by 2013.
If they were that bad I would have thought he would have found out by now?
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It's neat, but it's also where frames often break. See the 'chain waxing' thread for lengths I will go to to avoid putting belt drive on my commuter.