Originally Posted by
General Geoff
It doesn't. Just rinse off the mud with a hose when you're done.
RE: How does mud affect belt drives?
Mud can cause some slippage of the belt which is not a big deal for a single bike, but it can be an issue on a tandem. We have a belt timing "chain". On a muddy gravel ride in Oklahoma a couple of years ago our timing belt slipped. On a tandem this impacts the weight distributions between the captain and stoker. I was wondering why I was missing clean lines I was trying to hit. By the time we realized what was happening, our timing was 180 degrees out of sync. Other than that, I love out timing belt.