Spot Longboard 29er with Belt Drive

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Uploaded by on Jul 6, 2009

This is an close up of the Gates Carbon Drive set up on a Spot Longboard 29".

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  • Gates remains an industry leader in belt technology. They were the OEM supplier of flat rubberized fabric fan belts (designed to slip harmlessly) for Ford's Model T. Now, the toothed belt drive for bikes is but an adaptation of proven rubber-tooth belts used for many years now for camshaft drive belts in automobile engines around the world. The belt there has totally supplanted the venerable Morse chain. Figure why? No stretch, and 100k miles in a hot and dirty engine is not rare.

  • @theeuropean I had one of those MB bikes. The belt was a V belt not a toothed belt, so not a fair comparison with this system, and the rear sprocket (pulley) was designed to expand to keep adequate tension on the belt. The set-up was made by a company called THOR. It was terrible. You could feel the rubbery stretch with every pedal stroke. I swapped it out for chains and sprockets and it still runs fine to this day. Had this belt been available I probably would have used it.

  • @dellam04 one benefit is that its one part, so its really hard to break it. others would be that you dont need wax or oil and it cant rust.

  • looks unsafe in the rear hub...looks as though the belt can just slip it way out.

  • sexy ? i dont think so how will that look in a porno 1 sec here my belt for my bike

  • looks nice but what's the benefit of it?

  • @MADJIHAD1942 How do you think you get the belt on, master link? lol

  • @chungdha Actually chungdha a good portion of these belt drive bikes have internal nuvinci hubs that deliver 3-6 speeds.

  • Actually chungdha a good portion of these belt drive bikes have internal nuvinci hubs that deliver 3-6 speeds.

  • @MADJIHAD1942 That is the break in the triangle to allow you to slip your belt through because unlike chain, the belt can't be broken. Common methods are for the break to be located at the seat stay or track ends.

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