Originally Posted by
djpfine
and the belt drive will require very little maintenance.
if you want the bike, and it calls to you, you should probably just save and get it. that being said, its really just gimmicky to think that a belt drive will have a lot less maint. than a single speed/fixed gear bike, it takes about 30 seconds to lube a chain every few hundred miles, that amounts to a few minutes over the bikes lifetime.
also, if you really want a bad weather bike, and a "training" bike, i would think a SS cyclocross bike better suits your needs. caliper brakes are really a show stopper when it gets really nasty out, and the ability to run knobby tires when its snows, etc will be handy. you also expressed an interest in riding fixed, i wouldnt buy a bike that precludes this possibility, if you think it may be interesting to you in the future.
just my 2 cents though.