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Old 01-11-17 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Diode100
About 10 years ago the was a Birdy Green available in Europe that had belt drive but it was discontinued fairly quickly- might be worth investigating why before you commit to any expenditures.
Belt drives require fixed chainstays. The rear suspension on a Birdy implies that the chainstay length varies, hence the problem.

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