Chat GPT is telling me it cannot and then showing me pictures of what it would like like if it could and the pictures look the same to me
by bhoff22
Chat GPT is telling me it cannot and then showing me pictures of what it would like like if it could and the pictures look the same to me
by bhoff22
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Yes its possible and doable , the front chain ring is easy to change but you may need a different rear hub that has the belt drive teeth on it and on most cases its cheaper to buy the whole rear wheel, the belt you get has to be of specific length though and thats the only difficult part.
Could that black piece on the seat stay be removed ?
If yes, than it should be possible. Because you need a gap to put the belt on.
Does your frame have a removable section on the drive side seat stay? Most belt drive compatible frames will have a removable section so a belt can be placed on the drive train, since most belts are closed loops.
What brand/model is your rear hub?
If you can separate the seat stay from the dropout then you can install a belt drive. It looks like that black ring and bolt are for that purpose.
But why? That heavy duty chain is going to last ages.
Very possible. Most people here don’t realise there is a French company out there designing drive belts which use rivets to hold belts together
What’s the bike?
Having both a bike with chain and hub ans one with a belt, I would just use the chain. It‘s cheaper, easier to maintain and lasts as long
Chat GPT also needs a lot of context when looking for answers like this. I would include the exact make/model/year in your inquiry so it can compare your question to known manufacturer documents and forum conversations that may have the answer.
In the same respect, it may just be better to find documentation direct from the manufacturer’s website to see if they specify compatibility. They definitely would specify compatibility on this if they’ve provided the infrastructure it looks like they have for that purpose.
lol @ chat gpt. You used two gallons of water to get a muffed up answer 🙁
ChatGPT lmao
In addition to splitting the drive side seat stay, as has already been mentioned, you need one more thing.
The exact horizontal position of the wheel must be adjustable by a means not relying on hand power but rather adjustment with screws to be able to set the correct belt tension. It looks like your wheel position is adjusted via a carriage that can be loosened with the two hefty in-sex bolts and moved back and forth with a small screw facing backwards that has been replaced with something (don’t know what, the screw head looks odd). Assuming that you can remove it and get a proper means of adjusting the carriage horizontal position, this would be suitable for adjusting the belt tension.
If both these conditions are met, the frame is likely suitable for conversion to belt drive. It’s a bit of a matter of taste, but for my winter bike, I’ll die on the hill of how much it saves me in maintenance to have it. Then I can have chains for all other use cases that doesn’t frequently involve a slop of half frozen water and salt.
That black piece is just holding the chain guard, it’s wrapped around the seat stay. OP, if there’s no way to split the chain or seat stay to get a belt on, then no, you cannot convert this to a belt drive.
The real question is, why?
That thick chain will be pretty bullet proof and require little maintenance, and the belt being cleaner won’t matter a bunch because you’ve got a chain cover on anyway.
Seems like a good way to burn a bunch of money and achieve near identical functionality. Belts are cool but they’re not “drop-half-the-value-of-your-bike-on-upgrades” cool.