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by rconti 2500 days ago
Heh, look elsewhere in this thread and I ALMOST bought an Acme but bought a Ghost instead, and had issues with the Continental belt drive (even before it snapped, it squeaked every time it got remotely dirty).
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That is something which is really puzzling to me. Why doesn't anyone protect the belt with something like this:

[1] https://www.hebie.de/en/protection/chainguard/chainglider/35... ?

Are bicyles a fashion statement, or what?

"Seht her wie geil mein Riemen ist!"

I don't know about the Conti belt but the Gates has been rock solid since they introduced the center track guide. The first wave did have some problems unless the pullies had guides, they could slide off.

For what it is, I love it, it's not a racing bike though. I'm curious about the mtb uses with a Rohloff hub, it's a fair amount of weight.