Originally Posted by
mralistair
just as a thought
Isn't this chainstay design perfect for the problem of belt driven bikes? as you don't need to break the chain or the stay to install the belt (as you can't split a belt)
That occurred to me as well. The elevated chainstay MTBs and the older Raleigh frames with bolted-on seatstays would be easily adaptable to the new continuous belts.
If belt driven bikes become popular, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see the elevated stay design implemented, as it would be cheaper than building a frame designed to "open up" for belt replacement.