Originally Posted by
raceline
Belt drive in my opinion sucks !!!! may i say NOISE and slippage , bout a 2011 district carbon went to a chain drive & now perfect ( no wonder the chain is well over 100 years old ) Trek was nothing but good in helping me they tried everything and included new everything as far as drivetrain to try to fix it
That's too bad, but it sound like the bike is not setup right....
I've got 2 bikes with belt setups and there are 2 key things that must be tuned correctly:
- The belt line must be absolutely straight. Gates Belts only allows +/- 1mm of variance in alignment between the front and rear sprocket. If the belt line is off, the result is noise. The Center Track is especially sensitive to alignment due to the center spline on the belt.
- Proper tension must be set. The frame must have a way to apply belt tension. You cannot pull it with your hand. You simply cannot create enough tension if there's not a belt tensioner used. Use an instrument to measure the tension.
If the belt is loose, the result is the belt skipping tooth.