Originally Posted by
TejanoTrackie
Since a belt cannot be broken and reasembled like a chain, it cannot be removed or installed without passing through the seatstay.
It looks like the part that open is right near the dropouts, at the corner of the chain and seat stay. If its at the corner there, I dont think it would really reduce the stiffness or structural integrity of the frame. I haven't done any math, but I think that makes some sense, right?...