Gates Belt Drive Bicycle Frames

Whether you re an urban commuter rugged mountain biker ebike rider or casual cruiser gates carbon drive has a solution.

Gates belt drive bicycle frames.

The ride is impressively quiet and shifting is consistently smooth. Choose from our cdx high performance or our cdn urban products each offering specialized sprockets belts and cranksets. If you don t already have a bicycle to convert to a mid drive ebike you might select a frame that has an elevated stay or a lowered stay. The first consideration when considering the option of a gates belt drive is if the belt doesn t break in half like a bicycle chain then how do i get it onto the frame.

Users of transportation bikes want a simple and low maintenance drive. Gates carbon drive system is offered on over 400 amazing bike models across leading brands and in many styles. The gates belt drive system is coupled with an 8 speed shimano alfine internal gear hub. This system now has 16 belt lengths 7 front sprocket sizes and 8 rear cog sizes to give you the most drive ratio options.

High performance the cdx high performance belt drivetrain is the most common belt option. You ll find this model on almost all touring and adventure bikes. Gates carbon drive is today used on everything from mountain bikes to cyclocross bikes to bmx and even fat bikes but its most popular application is on transportation bikes. So whether you want a reliable road bike a rugged mountain bike or a graceful touring bike many of the world s top bike brands sport the gates carbon drive system.

I ve got a belt drive touring bike and a belt drive tandem sitting in my garage which both have 30 000km on their original belts. Both urban commuters and electric bicycles. In addition belt drive touring bikes are silent and require almost no maintenance other than odd clean with a toothbrush. Using disc brakes although the firm claim to be able to accommodate full customisation to suit any customers choice.

Featuring the combination of a gates carbon belt drive and an alfine 8 speed internal hub the drivetrain is durable fast and grease free. There s no doubt that gates carbon belt drive is an excellent drivetrain solution for long distance touring bikes. Add a torque sensing mid drive motor and a completely stealth built into the bike battery to the mix and you have probably the cleanest production ebikes ever made for under 5000. Ultra efficient road bike with gates cdx belt drive group set and shimano internal gear 3 speed built into rear hub for the ultimate in smoothness and efficiency.

To put that into perspective a standard derailleur drivetrain will rarely shift well after 10 000km. With the beltline there are no more excuses. Gates belt drive models.