Originally Posted by
irclean
Love your take on the Sawyer! First time I saw that bike on the Trek website I thought, "Now that would look great with some skinny slicks and an IGH!" Well done! Ever consider belt drive seeing as how the frame features split dropouts?
Hi irclean,
Thanks for the compliment.
I used to put the Gates’ CDX belt drive on the sawyer when I run it singlespeed for commuting and off-road riding. But when I installed the IGH, the rear sprocket didn’t fit anymore coz what I have was a non Alfine specific sprocket. I am from Japan so it’s really hard to deal with the Gates people because they don’t have dealers here (it actually took me 6 months to get the CDX belt drive parts). I like running it with belt drive though.
