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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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…
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…
This Jones Plus Touring Bike With 29×3.0″ Tyres Will Conquer Almost Any Trail
Off-road touring bikes are gracing the rough trails of the world more than ever before, as people discover…
The Monkey Lab’s Surly Troll Is A Touring Bike That Could Survive The Apocalypse
Cycle Monkey are the USA distributor for high-end touring components like Rohloff hubs, Gates Carbon Drive and SP-Dynamo…
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…