Originally Posted by
waynesulak
I am not convinced belts are more efficient. Much cleaner and that is appealing but I think they are not more efficient and possibly less so.
This is a quote from Gates "Repeated testing has found new belt drives equally efficient to new chain drives, including a third party test evaluating the Carbon Drive system on a bicycle".
Is it market buzz or the truth? I cannot tell any difference in performance between the belt and the chain. I really like the cleanliness of the belt and the fact that I do not have to lube it. It is really nice being able to put it in the back of the Odyssey and not getting chain oil on the carpet. It is also nice being able to put our luggage in the car and not being concerned with it getting oil on it.
So far there is no way we would go back to the chain.