New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable

Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by Tomte on Saturday November 28, 2020 @03:39PM (#25240341)

The belt is a closed loop and under high tension when installed. Your frame needs to be able to be opened to let the belt in, then your sprocket pack needs to be able to move backwards, so you can put tension on it.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by tigerBL00D on Saturday November 28, 2020 @03:48PM (#25240410)

> then your sprocket pack needs to be able to move backwards, so you can put tension on it

I am assuming that's what the poster meant by putting emphasis on his frame being a fixed gear one. Those normally have horizontal dropouts to put tension in the chain.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by davidgould on Sunday November 29, 2020 @09:45PM (#25250269)

But they don’t have split frames so there is no way to install the belt in the first place.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by Tomte on Saturday November 28, 2020 @03:52PM (#25240441)

Thanks, I had no idea!

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