Belt drive fixed

Might be a tension thing. But my discs are nicely aligned, and if I add more tension the cranks dont spin very well.

Meh.

Apparently roller chain is very efficient, cheap, and doesn't slip even with a modicum of slack. Might be worth a try if the whole belt drive thing doesn't turn out to be ideal for pedal cycles.

Apparently roller chain is very efficient, cheap, and doesn't slip even with a modicum of slack. Might be worth a try if the whole belt drive thing doesn't turn out to be ideal for pedal cycles.

It'll never catch on.

I'm tempted to blame the belt tugs. They're shite.

I'm considering retrofitting a frame with a belt drive. Does anyone know of any frame-builders or shops in London that will source the parts (though I can probably do this) and also fit them?

You need to get a frame builder to split the frame so you can fit the belt also.

And kinking the chainstay if necessary.

You need to get a frame builder to split the frame so you can fit the belt also.

Maybe I wasn't so clear, it's just the frame-split that i'm interested in. Not the belt parts.

I should be able to sort out any chain-stay issues with a wider chainline as it'll be single speed, and the rear spacing is 130mm

http://www.paragonmachineworks.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=DS1050

It's been years since these were hyped. Are they dead yet or what?

I'm moving office again so will probably be parking out with the plebs which means new-bike-with-less-bits-on-it time. Worth going to belt drive for a commuter? I like the idea of no lube, hose it down cleaning. That and Di2 Alfine :)

Prefer fixed for London but it could turn into a winter training bike so gearage would be required.

It'll never catch on.

I'm tempted to blame the belt tugs. They're shite.

It was this.

I guess it's just down to the fact that you need a dedicated frame and they're only applicable to SS and hub gears... although you could say the same for track dropouts I guess.

There were those trek hybrid type things which had them.

Not much market for expensive hybrids.

I still feel its a great option for ss off-road.

You need good tensioners it seems, though.

Edinburgh selling a belt drive singlespeed bicycle, abet a shit one (tiny clearance, steel high tensile fork etc.)

You need good tensioners it seems, though.

Why?

The belt tension needs to be higher than that of a chain. So if you have a flexi tensioner it has a bigger effect.

I replaced mine with cheap but far more effective ones.

Hippy- what size do you need?

Horrifyingly ugly Trek District here in 54cm for a quite tempting £2.20

That's serendipitous, I'm currently mulling over the idea of having a belt drive singlespeed commuter/cross bike.

I'm going to read this thread now.

Centertrack cogs and belt arrived in the mail, and frame is off to be split soon. Last remaining question seems to be how to tighten the lock-ring. A normal tool doesn't work well as the lockring is slightly recessed due to the width of the cog.

Anyone have any ideas? Does a lockring tool that can be driven by a socket driver exist? Last resort will be screwdriver and mallet, but I'd rather not...

I haven't even put this on my Robin Mather yet even though that was the whole point.

Biggest issue for me: a convenient web store from which I could order the Centertrack components.

That's it.

In 2 years I've not been arsed to go through the off-line ordering system, it turns out a chain is not that big of a deal.

Though, as soon as there is a convenient web-store that has all of the components in-stock, I will finally order it all.

Is there another part on a bike that requires a a splined-tool to fit around the outside of it that has splines placed at 12, 3, 6, 9 o'clock positions?

Was thinking that something like that + filing off the unnecessary splines would work too

My friend John have himself a cheap belt drive fixed wheel bicycle (all for under £500), he rebuild a rear wheel to run fixed by swapping the hubs.

He use a Halo Fixed-G hubs for that, cheapest way of getting a fixed rear wheel without paying silliness for a Phils (retail £70).

Fuck me this stuff is expensive. I'm sure you can find cheaper, but a quick search of ebay shows fixed sprockets being c.$100USD.

How much more would it cost someone to custom machine one for you?

Hippy- what size do you need?
Horrifyingly ugly Trek District herehttp://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?pub=5574889051&toolid=10001&campid=5336525415&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=2&pub=5574889051&toolid=10001&campid=5336525415&item=131006463947&mpt=6796468 in 54cm for a quite tempting £2.20

My god that's hideous.

Because midfoot creates silly toe overlap I'll probably go longer than what I ride now so I'm thinking a long 56 or a 58 running a shorter stem or a funny trail fork or something.

That's serendipitous, I'm currently mulling over the idea of having a belt drive singlespeed commuter/cross bike.

I'm going to read this thread now.

Copycat from Ballarat.

Anyone have any ideas? Does a lockring tool that can be driven by a socket driver exist? Last resort will be screwdriver and mallet, but I'd rather not...

I've seen a Sugino lock ring that uses the same tool as external BB cups (16 drive grooves), and you can get a socket to drive that.

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