Originally Posted by
msweig
The major issue it finding LBS with belt drives is rather difficult, and I live in a big city (Houston). I've hit pretty much every shop within 10 miles of my house, and can count on one hand the number of belt drives I've even seen (much less the one they have is in my size). I even tried the Spot Wazee, which was awesome, but way more than I want to spend. My guess is the bike I mentioned would be fine for my uses, but was curious about upgrading in the future if I wanted to.
True they are sometimes hard to find but are becoming more popular. That Wazee looks like an excellent bike and I would have no qualms getting one if I was a Spot dealer. It looks like a pretty nifty little bike especially with a steel frame which is not something you often find with a belt. For the price it is a much much much better spec then even the "nicest" of those Priority things and would also be more comfortable with steel frame and fork, vs aluminum.
We actually just had the "top of the line" Priority in the shop and you could tell it was cheap in a lot of areas and those NuVinci hubs are just no fun on an analog bike and a pain to deal with when you have issues with it. Plus even if it were a nice bike you still cannot go to your local shop and test ride one.
The Champa which is also on their closeouts would be an excellent bike as well and probably ride pretty similar to the Wazee. I have met a few Spot owners and they love their bikes.