Originally Posted by
2manybikes
Fixing a rear flat is a pain. They also need an eccentric BB and a split frame to go around the chain stay. (Belt stay.)
You need the BB tool to loosen the BB to get the axle back in the vertical dropout. A chain is easier and more efficient too. Belts and belt pulleys wear as well, You may have a hard time getting one.
Well, the one I got is not a Gates. It has track ends with tensioners, and a standard size timing belt, and the pulleys go on standard BCD's and splines. It seems pretty replaceable. I don't have the gearing options I want, to take the whole system down a big shift, but other than that it seems solid.
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