http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: (almost) everything you wanted to know about belt drives. en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:49:35 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1574#post-15150 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:51:31 +0000 chdot 15150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You may have noticed an increase in the number of bikes available in shops with belt drives. </p> <p>Eliminates chain oiling and dirty trouser legs. </p> <p>There are other advantages - longer life (compared with chains), but also disadvantages - gear limitations (generally need hub gears) and frames with a gap for fitting the continuous band. </p> <p>Whether belt drives are a passing fad or fit certain niches or become more mainstream remains to be seen. </p> <p>One highly innovative manufacturer is putting expertise and resources into the product. Schlumpf is best (but not widely) known for its neat and well engineered (therefore not cheap) 2 speed gears <em>inside</em> the bottom bracket. </p> <p><a href="http://www.schlumpf.ch/hp/schlumpf/bilder/ABDS.1.engl.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.schlumpf.ch/hp/schlumpf/bilder/ABDS.1.engl.pdf</a> </p>