Yes. that third belt is somewhat annoying. I agree but not a showstopper for the additional ability to use my existing wheelsets interchangeably and for going all belt and for changing oil easier (slightly) than Rohloff, and for 4 extra gears and maybe, just maybe ... for not having to use eggcentric bottom bracket but that is unknown to me right now. My pet peeve on our current Rohloff tandem (chain) is that the bottom bracket loosens up the chain after x amount of miles and to I have to constantly deal with tightening it.