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you've got to REALLY want a belt drive if you don't already have a split frame
Yeppers, this is exactly my point.
I remember looking many years ago into commuter bikes with belts because I got fed up of the dirty, gritty chains riding London winters but buying a whole bike just for a belt left me a bit "meh". Now I wax my chains I've reduced the dirty chain issue so unless belts become as ubiquitous as chains (unlikely in my lifetime) I'll probably never bother.
But for the money you've got to REALLY want a belt drive if you don't already have a split frame.