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I have a pinion gearboxed mountain bike with belt drive, 10000km and going strong, same belt.

• danw1979 4y ago
  wouldn’t a spare belt be quite light to pack anyway ?
  • ilyt 4y ago
    Problem is that if anything else breaks you're pretty fucked if there is no good bike repair shop nearby. Chain can go few k already so just getting it replaced at start of big trip is enough
• bwb 4y ago
  Same here, I am at half that on a touring bike. Belts are amazing! I do carry a spare on tours
  • Xylakant 4y ago
    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.
• ciupicri 4y ago
  What mountain bike do you have?
  • dont__panic 4y ago
    I would guess the Priority 600X adventure: https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/600x https://www.prioritybicycles.com/products/600x As far as I know, that's the only mountain bike sold with a pinion + belt drive stock.
    • ciupicri 4y ago
      Nicolai also manufactures mountain bikes with a Pinion gearbox and a Gates belt: - HT Argon GTB Pinion https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/argon-gtb-pinion/ https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/argon-gtb-pinion/ - FS SATURN 11 GPI https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/saturn-11-gpi-2023/ https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/saturn-11-gpi-2023/ - FS SATURN 14 GPI https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/saturn-14-gpi/ https://en.nicolai-bicycles.com/bike/saturn-14-gpi/
      • dont__panic 4y ago
        Woah, that belt chain tensioner on the GPI... very nice solution to a common belt drive issue! Thanks for the link, I'd never heard of these folks. Love seeing innovation like this in bicycles.