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I've never snapped a belt!
I mean, I've never used one either, but that's a minor detail ;)
It's the custom frame requirement that's the biggest issue with belts. (yeah, you can mod a frame but they're not as good). I think we covered this a bit in the SS thread. I'd love to never have to clean oil from another chain again and the rate I go through them, sheesh.
hippy
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After using my belt drive for over a decade, in mud, gravel, dust, rain etc, I've only once had a problem, and that was in crazy thick mud when a stone got dragged through the drive and snapped the belt (which was already years old). But I know more people that have snapped chains riding on clean roads.
I now have belts on both my mtb and my cargo bike which gets used every day, and I don't ever want to go back to chains if I can help it.