Belt Drives

Simon Brooke wrote:
in message , Tony Raven
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No efficiency either. Plus tend to slip under power unless you use a
heavy belt under high tension.


Or teeth.


Toothed belts can still slip - as anyone whose tried to ride a Strida up
a hill will be able to testify.

I suspect efficiency may be part of it,

It is as anyone whose ridden a Strida...

but probably the main reason
belt-drive kits are not available for conventional bikes is because of
the seat-stay.

That's true too.

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Andrew

"Peter B" wrote in message
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"Peter Clinch" wrote in message
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Also the case that you can aovid a lot of ther mess and maintenance
of a chain drive, at least with hub of single speed gears, by just
enclosing it, which does add a little weight but doesn't compromise
the efficiency (and by reducing the amount of chain wear from road
clag may actually improve matters over the longer term).

As an aside SWMBOS Nissan has chain drive camshafts, service instructions?

As do certain Vauxhall Vectra deisels. )


None. No service required.
Having suffered a cam belt failure that sounds good to me!
(yes, I do appreciate chains *can* break).

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Pete

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
Less efficient, and belt life. I have heard the noise a Strida makes
as the belt disintegrates :-)

The noise the Strida makes... or the rider?

Jon