Looks terrible with the silver chain I know. Seems ridiculous that that a rear, front sprocket and belt are 300€ and the equivalent chain version is 25€.
by tomatotothemoon
Looks terrible with the silver chain I know. Seems ridiculous that that a rear, front sprocket and belt are 300€ and the equivalent chain version is 25€.
by tomatotothemoon
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Interesting. How long did the belt and sprocket last? Was the lack of maintenance helpful? I’ve thought about belt drives but never used them.
What happend to the belt? They are suppose to last for thousands of miles. Thanks
Thought the belts were like $50? How many miles did you put on the drive train for full replacement
I always felt like a beefy single speed chain lasts long enough as to make a belt drive moot. Like sure the belt will last longer, but without gears to shift the chain will also last nearly forever. Even when it starts to really wear, replacement is so much cheaper + parts compatibility when you’re really out there. PLUS you don’t need a dumb split frame.
And this may be false/stupid, but since you aren’t changing gears can’t you basically just run the chain until oblivion? All the parts will wear together and even if it’s well past .75 its not like it’ll magically fall off the sprocket.
I have the Priority Ace, CDN single speed belt. No signs of wear as of my last tune up three weeks ago. No belt slippage and I’m 3000K miles in.
Also what part of the rear sprocket is plastic? Mine is definitely not plastic.
EDIT: Priority Ace of Clubs uses the CDN belt with a CDC sprocket which isn’t plastic. Sorry OP but you got hosed with the CDN plastic sprocket.
For those who wonder, the belt itself is not expensive, but sprockets are. Sprockets should last very long, especially the front one, but if you damage it replacement is expensive. For me belt drive is not mainly about maintenance cost, but rather maintenance effort.
I thought the point of belts was to minimize/ eliminate maintenance? I didn’t realize they were so expensive to replace
My original Priority Continuum had a plastic rear sprocket that worn out pretty quickly. Maybe due my 5 mile commute is 2 miles on gravel. I complained to Priority and they sent me a new metal rear sprocket.