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Belt-driven fixies?

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Old 04-16-10 | 01:06 PM
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Belt-driven fixies?

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A relatively new thing in bike land is the belt drive. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt-driven_bicycle

Until recently this system was mainly used with single speed bikes, resulting in bikes like the Trek District. Some fixed gear builders however have started to use the belt drive system too. Examples of companies offering belt-driven fixies are F8 Cycles, Fixie Inc., Schindelhauer and Spot Bikes.

Have any of you already tried this belt-drive stuff on a fixie, or perhaps even bought a prebuilt fixie equipped with it?

I'm considering buying one myself but there don't seem to be too many models on the market as of yet. Currently I'm most interested in this model but it's a bit pricey...
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Old 04-16-10 | 01:17 PM
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Yeah, I was looking at the Peacemaker last year. It's very pricey, and too overseas for me. I think they have the best solution for removing and replacing the belt, though. The JigSaw coupler is pretty sweet.
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No experience, but looks pretty cool. I suspect you could easily convert any fixie to belt drive with a new crank and rear hub
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Originally Posted by sooprvylyn
No experience, but looks pretty cool. I suspect you could easily convert any fixie to belt drive with a new crank and rear hub
Not exactly. You need to get the belt into the rear triangle. That's the hard bit.
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