My nearly maintenance free new bike
I bought this bike about a month ago and I think I'm in love. I've been riding a bike for 60+ years and I was hoping to find one that didn't require all the usual maintenance. This is my Spot ACME belt drive bike. It's made in Colorado and has a Gates Carbon drive that's lasts four times as long as a conventional bike because the belt doesn't stretch the way a chain does. It also has a Shimano Alfine 11 speed shifter with the gears sealed inside the rear hub. Because it is belt driven and the gears aren't exposed, the bike is super quiet. The only routine maintenance needed is to do an oil change (50ml) on the rear hub every 7K miles. I'm as pleased as I can be with this thing. No more cleaning and oiling a chain, adjusting a derailleur and hearing a chain ride the gears!
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California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance ..Go ride in the Northeast or Canada during winter and I guarantee you that pretty looking bike is going to need maintenance.
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It suits your needs and provides you with all the features you desire. You got the right bike.
Good for you. |
[QUOTE=wolfchild;22266209]California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance ..Go ride in the Northeast or Canada during winter and I guarantee you that pretty looking bike is going to need maintenance.[/QUOTE
Trying to figure out whether your sarcastic remark is trolling or you are envious of a bike with a superior drive system than yours. First of all he didn't say that it didn't need maintenance like you are implying. He indicated it will need less maintenance then a convential chain drive system. |
Originally Posted by Maelochs
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It suits your needs and provides you with all the features you desire. You got the right bike.
Good for you. 10-11-21 05:53 PM |
Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 22266209)
California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 22266209)
California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance ..Go ride in the Northeast or Canada during winter and I guarantee you that pretty looking bike is going to need maintenance.
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[QUOTE=frogman;22266585]
Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 22266209)
California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance ..Go ride in the Northeast or Canada during winter and I guarantee you that pretty looking bike is going to need maintenance.[/QUOTE
Trying to figure out whether your sarcastic remark is trolling or you are envious of a bike with a superior drive system than yours. First of all he didn't say that it didn't need maintenance like you are implying. He indicated it will need less maintenance then a convential chain drive system. |
Originally Posted by frogman
(Post 22266585)
Trying to figure out whether your sarcastic remark is trolling or you are envious of a bike with a superior drive system than yours.
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Originally Posted by frogman
(Post 22266585)
I personally don't feel like bicycles are high maintenance. But to each their own.
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 22266209)
California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance ..Go ride in the Northeast or Canada during winter and I guarantee you that pretty looking bike is going to need maintenance.
That is all. :roflmao2: |
Nice bike. It is a good alternative to a 1x11 with a RD.
Bike maintenance can be a pain or a hobby. Or maybe it’s a hobby until it becomes a pain. Either way, enjoy! John |
Originally Posted by wolfchild
(Post 22266209)
California has such nice weather that bikes ridden over there don't need any maintenance ..Go ride in the Northeast or Canada during winter and I guarantee you that pretty looking bike is going to need maintenance.
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California But girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours Edit: Not meaning to stir the pot, just showing my age. I actually dig the OP's bike. |
I live in California in the high desert. It literally has the least amount of rain and snow of any place I have ever lived. I have a Co-Motion Pangea Rohloff. I am 63 years old and prior to this bicycle I never thought of cleaning and maintaining a conventional drivetrain as a problem. My Pangea Rohloff helps me to be motivated to ride more often. Sometimes its the little things that make life more fun. There is allot of wind storms were I live and for the first time in months it is really raining with some hail. It has been proven that belts last longer especially in severe weather and adverse conditions. Unless somebody rides a bicycle with a belt and a Rohloff or pinion they have no idea what they speak of about how much maintenance. There are allot of little things that are not necessary when you have a belt equipped bicycle.
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Nice looking bike. Might be fun to take for a ride.
enjoy. |
A friend I used to work with has a gates system on her bike, her main transportation, does not own a car, and puts 8 to 10k a year on it and it has a similar setup Live in Florida with lots of rain and crap from the road, she loves the bike and not having to worry about drive train maintenance as much as she used to do.
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Originally Posted by Route 66
(Post 22266156)
I bought this bike about a month ago and I think I'm in love. I've been riding a bike for 60+ years and I was hoping to find one that didn't require all the usual maintenance. This is my Spot ACME belt drive bike. It's made in Colorado and has a Gates Carbon drive that's lasts four times as long as a conventional bike because the belt doesn't stretch the way a chain does. It also has a Shimano Alfine 11 speed shifter with the gears sealed inside the rear hub. Because it is belt driven and the gears aren't exposed, the bike is super quiet. The only routine maintenance needed is to do an oil change (50ml) on the rear hub every 7K miles. I'm as pleased as I can be with this thing. No more cleaning and oiling a chain, adjusting a derailleur and hearing a chain ride the gears!
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5f674ca71.jpeg I am intrigued by the 11 speed Alfine, but wonder if there are any slight negatives to the positives that a derailleur-less system brings? |
I've always been interested in belt drive and that's a nice one. I see Microshift makes Alfine 11sp drop bar shifters, that would be my first mod. *edit* I forgot the brakes are hydraulic. That wouldn't work.
How much does that bike weigh? |
I wonder if such drivetrains can survive minor fall accidents without any damage? |
Originally Posted by cubewheels
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I wonder if such drivetrains can survive minor fall accidents without any damage?
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We had a couple of high-end kid's bikes (Early Rider Belter) with belt drives and they were great for that use. One was a single speed and the other had a 3-gear hub.
But for full range drivetrains, I think chains and derailleurs have finally got to a point where they are pretty much maintenance free anyway. For me the turning point was moving to a dry wax lube. However I can see the attraction of a belt drive for a bike like yours. It would save the 5 mins it takes to re-lube my chain every 150 km or after any wet ride and no chain corrosion if I leave it wet! |
That is about as purpose built for what you want and how you use a bike as you can get. I hadnt heard of that brand- local builders using aluminum are relatively rare. Very neat build.
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The price ($2K) seems on par with a nice aluminum entry level 105 level equipped bike.
Any downsides? 25 lbs if that matters? No drop bar bikes? Why are they not more popular? Seems if you are a high mileage cyclist, you save on replacing chains and cassettes as well? |
Originally Posted by ColonelSanders
(Post 22266774)
Is there any inefficiencies/drag with your drivetrain that you can notice?
I am intrigued by the 11 speed Alfine, but wonder if there are any slight negatives to the positives that a derailleur-less system brings? |
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