Dheorl

I'm in my third year at uni in the UK and with the number of clubs I'm doing around the place I've decided I could really do with a bike to commute. I have a Bianchi cyclocross bike at the moment but want something that's less likely to get stolen and requires much less maintenance.

I've been looking at single speeds (there is a fair old hill to get up to for uni, but nothing that I imagine I couldn't get used to) as I figure they would require the least work, then I thought why not take it one step further and get something like a belt drive. I really like the sound of the trek district and they can seemingly be had for reasonably cheap online. Will a belt drive be any less maintenance than a normal single speed or am I better off just getting a standard chain bike.

N.B. This bike will be ridden through all weather and due to my living circumstances maintenance will literally be limited to a wipe with a cloth and whatever can be done with a multi-tool.

fietsbob

got any old 3 speeds you can get ahold of?

one with drum brakes will be able to stop, in the rain, better.

Dheorl

Wouldn't that require more maintenance than a single speed bike though (something I'm trying to reduce)

AlabamaCommuter

You're under the assumption that a bicycle requires a lot of maintenance. You could get away with just putting air in the tires and lube on the chain for years.

Dheorl

I don't even want to be dealing with lubing anything though

AlabamaCommuter

Then you are limited to a belt-drive system, and that won't be cheap.

https://www.carbondrivesystems.com/

Ridefreemc

Hmmm. You gotta dilemma. The bikes you cited first won't be "cheap" nor will they be much less "steal-able" IMHO. However, the belt drive will solve the aversion to lubing.

erig007

Something like this maybe
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-M...item416a9caf8e

internal hub, ugly, belt drive and pretty cheap