belt drive?
04-23-17, 11:35 AM
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belt drive?
I am looking at the Trek Zektor. They have two models that are belt drive. My question is how does the belt drive gear ratio compare to that of say a 46X17 SS/FG? The Zektor SSB lists the specs as 68t crank a 28t cassette. I know darn well that can be comparable to a chain driven bike, because it would take a gorilla to pedal it.
04-24-17, 06:20 AM
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Never seen a belt-drive bike with a tensioner before...weird. But you gotta give Trek credit - even though belt-drive just can't seem to catch on for road-going SS, they keep trying 
Anyway...inches is inches - will be the same for proportionally big ring/cog combos as for small
Find a gear/inch calculator and input those numbers and you will find that it is actually rather small compared to your 46/17
Hope you end up getting one of those bikes - I, for one, would like to hear more about if it works well in real life. Have fun & good luck...
Anyway...inches is inches - will be the same for proportionally big ring/cog combos as for small
Find a gear/inch calculator and input those numbers and you will find that it is actually rather small compared to your 46/17
Hope you end up getting one of those bikes - I, for one, would like to hear more about if it works well in real life. Have fun & good luck...
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Yup, that's actually a pretty low gear for a ss. Cool bike.
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You are right. 68X28=65.60 gear inches. My SS is 46X17 which is 72.44 gear inches.
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It seems belts have a harder time with smaller diameter gears than chains do, so big rings and big cogs are common.
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I love belt drives, I love disc brakes, I love single speeds, even flat bars can be fun but Trek just can't build a bike well and always have to find a way to cheapen it and make is less desirable while still charing out the wazoo.
For $500 more I can get an Alfine 8 speed, Gates Carbon Belt drive, SP dynamo hub and lights integrated into the fenders, Shimano Hydro brakes, Conti Tires and Ergon grips on a nice Focus. Plus that Focus is only 3 lbs heavier. It is ridiculous how they built a single speed that weighs only a tiny bit less than a similar bike with an internally geared hub and dynamo with fenders. Come on!!!!!
As usual Trek misses the mark and goes straight for the terlit. At least they are good with using the letters A, E, O, D, M, N and making sure any bike shop that sells Trek just sells their product and nothing else. They should instead maybe try to build a decent bike like they used to do a long time ago. Their intro sounds like Donald Trump, seriously: "The world's best bikes come from the world's best bicycle company"???
For $500 more I can get an Alfine 8 speed, Gates Carbon Belt drive, SP dynamo hub and lights integrated into the fenders, Shimano Hydro brakes, Conti Tires and Ergon grips on a nice Focus. Plus that Focus is only 3 lbs heavier. It is ridiculous how they built a single speed that weighs only a tiny bit less than a similar bike with an internally geared hub and dynamo with fenders. Come on!!!!!
As usual Trek misses the mark and goes straight for the terlit. At least they are good with using the letters A, E, O, D, M, N and making sure any bike shop that sells Trek just sells their product and nothing else. They should instead maybe try to build a decent bike like they used to do a long time ago. Their intro sounds like Donald Trump, seriously: "The world's best bikes come from the world's best bicycle company"???
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You're exactly right, Veganbikes. I had a Trek Soho Deluxe with belt drive and 8-spd Nexus IGH, and that bike had a lot of things going for it. But there were enough little details on which Trek completely missed the mark, so the complete package was a flop. I wanted to love the bike, but we couldn't get along, so I sold it.
I'm wondering about the Civilian Corduroy. Looks like it might be a really good setup. (Don't know if they still make it, but I've seen a few on the used market.)
I'm wondering about the Civilian Corduroy. Looks like it might be a really good setup. (Don't know if they still make it, but I've seen a few on the used market.)
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