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Re:Logistics of biking 9833 miles in 409 days by bwb on Monday November 14, 2022 @05:56PM (#33602568)
Same here, I am at half that on a touring bike. Belts are amazing!

I do carry a spare on tours

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Re:Logistics of biking 9833 miles in 409 days by Xylakant on Monday November 14, 2022 @06:15PM (#33602781)
I made around 11000 km with a belt on a cargo bike before selling it and the belt on the current one is at ~6000km. Belts are amazing, especially when it comes to maintenance.

But I would still avoid going with a belt on a tour anywhere that’s remote - not because the belt itself might break, but the hub (as for this guy), or a sprocket or anything that is uncommon, but required when riding a belt.

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