Originally Posted by
DubT
I had the exact thing happen a couple of years ago and called Gates to get their input. The tech that I talked to recommended that I change the belt, the failure mode is catastrophe and usually does not give any warning. Some of the internal fibers could have been damaged.
I immediately put on the spare belt an ordered another spare. I did not want a catastrophic failure!
Our incident had a very small twig and only a 1/2 derailment which did not appear to involve a significant potential for damage. After a few more rides with this belt, there are no signs (visual or audible) of any further issue. Will keep on riding it as a test case.