Originally Posted by
ProFail
Just wondering, do they use chains or belts on most sport (motor)bikes? The guy at my LBS has a chain driven system.
When the power available is in the range of hundreds of horsepower, the inefficiency caused is negligible, especially when the tires would break grip from the ground before all the horsepower is used. In a bike, with a human as the 'engine', the circumstances are quite different.