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Love it.
My only complaint of it is that because you run it a lot tighter than a chain it does feel a bit draggy. Mostly feel that turning the pedals by hand, I’m not sure I notice it so much when actually riding. Someone has probably done a scientific comparison.
It’s much smoother than a chain, like if you ‘ratchet’ the pedals with a chain it’ll be klunk klunk klunk as you engage drive, the belt feels softer but in a good way.
The lack of mess when you take it on/off is really nice but that alone wouldn’t sell it to me because it’s not like that’s a daily occurrence.
The best bit for me is those rides where it’s really wet and there’s silty grit around that would normally get all over your chain and have it feeling rough af and it probably never really cleans out/off your chain, doesn’t happen. My drivetrain feels as smooth and clean today as it did the first day I got it.
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I absolutely love the belt drive on my cargo bike.
It came with an Alfine 8 gear hub, and it feels different to a chain, but I really love not having to worry about chain lubrication and wear commuting through winter slush and salt.Edit to add, that my avearage speed over 8 km commute on Lvh Bullitt with beltdrive is between 21 and 20 kmh
#gravelmuter