Return of the Elevated Chainstay
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Not impressed by that design, but nice to see someone experimenting once more with the e-stay design.
As for the belt drive, its pure gimmickry on an off road bike. The belt acts as nothing more than a conveyor belt for muck, this soon wears out the belt and drive wheels, causing slippage. Belts are great in controlled environments like engine compartments or behind protection like on the Kawasaki GPz305, but not when faced with muck, UV degregation and extremes of temperature (for which you'll need to adjust the tension or fit a tensioner) they aren't fit for purpose.
I'll be sticking with a chain on my e-stays.
As for the belt drive, its pure gimmickry on an off road bike. The belt acts as nothing more than a conveyor belt for muck, this soon wears out the belt and drive wheels, causing slippage. Belts are great in controlled environments like engine compartments or behind protection like on the Kawasaki GPz305, but not when faced with muck, UV degregation and extremes of temperature (for which you'll need to adjust the tension or fit a tensioner) they aren't fit for purpose.
I'll be sticking with a chain on my e-stays.
