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Okay, so I've bought a trek district belt drive and I like it..a lot. The problem is the belt tension has to be so high to stop it skipping it actually puts resistance into drive train. For example, if I pedal the bike with the wheels off the ground backwards....it actually spins the wheel. I don't think this will be good for the bottom bracket long term.
So once the belt wears out or I get fed up of the extreme tension required, I'll want to change to chain and go fixed. It is however, 135mm rear spacing - what's the easiest way to sort this? Is it as easy as building up a rear wheel or is the chain line likely to be wonky due to the weird rear hub that's currently on there. It looks like a shimano splined freehub but it's very very short, like it'll take only a sprocket or two.
Anyone done this or know about trek district rear belt drive hubs?
Cheers in advance.