Originally Posted by
unterhausen
I don't think a v belt would work well in a bicycle application. There is no room for error or you end up on your face. In fact, it's really hard to beat a chain and if it weren't for Gates wanting to sell into a new market, the timing belts wouldn't be available for bikes either.
If you don't mind elaborating, why is a V belt more likely to have a catastrophic malfunction? I thought that was one of the strong points, and was thinking more about lower efficiency possibly. If it's not too off topic I'd appreciate your thoughts.