What mntlion said, plus, you really can only compare to other SS bikes, and igh bikes. In that case, the percentages are swinging in belt’s favor, (slowly). One cyclocross racer I follow says that...

Another year of absolutely no maintenance on the belt. The bike is just so fun to ride hard and put away wet and not care about it.

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The belt shows zero wear after 2 whole seasons of riding. I now prefer to ride this bike in my Seattle location,...

Well the way it's worked out for me is the positives of the belt outweigh any negatives of the belt, if you're talking about a single speed or an internal geared hub.

Still love this thing.
ZERO maintenance for the belt. I'm on a Chris King BB now, as I wore through the original....

I haven't seem this, but friends told me the cyclocross guys with belts just have the support crew blast a hose at it, instead of changing bikes.

It's a 46x26, so the same as a 32x18.



Yes it's a fixed speed, no Rohloff or Nexus internal, but not a fixie.

I don't think it's the worst idea ever, far from it. Anyway, I've broken lots...

Just put it together this morning and rode it. Like everything about it so far....

Similar to the bike I'm thinking about:
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Just swap Stan's wheels and tires, a Fox fork, stem etc. choices.

It's not an issue.

I will run a stan's raven or crow, so not a worry for my terrain. The Chainstay issue is a good point. Most of the frames I've researched, Spot Honey Badger for example, have +/-17.5 chainstays....

What?

I can't hear you.

But not noisier than a chain, correct? I'm also thinking about what little SS chain slap there would be on downhills and jumps.

I'm buying a new 29er SS and the guy building it suggested a belt drive. I missed the boat on that, but after some research, it seems like the way to go....