Belts Are Now Better Than Chains On Bicycles (135,000km of Testing)
I've been an avid user of belt drive on my bikes for about 12 years now, and have clocked over 135,000km on these chain alternatives.
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List of Rohloff Bike Models For Touring and Bikepacking
Let's take a look at (almost) every Rohloff bike model currently available.
100,000km On Belt Drive: The Best Bicycle Drivetrain Available!
I’ve been riding belt drive across continents since 2010, and after more than 100,000km across one hundred countries…
Are Belt Drivetrains More Efficient Than Chain Drivetrains? (Lab Testing)
If you’ve ever turned the crank on a belt drive bike, you’ll have noticed that they don’t spin…
Gates Carbon Belt Drive: Everything You Ever Need to Know
Carbon Belt Drive has been developed over the last 30 years. It’s a power transmission technology used to…
A Complete List of Gates Carbon Belt Drive Touring Bike Manufacturers
There’s no doubt that Gates Carbon Belt Drive is an excellent drivetrain solution for long-distance touring bikes. I’ve…
The New Gates CDX:EXP Expedition Carbon Belt Drivetrain
Exciting news, Gates will be introducing new “high-mileage” sprockets for expedition cyclists and global bike trekkers at Eurobike…
Review: Gates Carbon Belt Drive CDC (Tandem)
When we purchased our tandem, the CDC design was the only belt available. From around 1000km the belt…
Review: Gates Carbon Belt Drive Centertrack (Tandem)
After my bad experience with the Gates CDC tandem belt kit, I was hoping that the Centertrack design would…
Review: Gates Carbon Belt Drive Centertrack
I completed a two year, 31,000km trip between Europe and Australia using a Gates Carbon Drivetrain. I started with belts on…