Gates Cdx Belt Drive Review

Gates carbon drive belt drive cdx front sprocket 104bcd 50t 789803075 71 99 gates carbon drive cdx centertrack front pulley 46 tooth 5 bolt 130mm bcd.

Gates cdx belt drive review.

Who also makes a belt drive bike he worked with gates to co develop the cdx system in response to criticism of their first belt drive iteration. 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. The gates carbon drive belt is made of stretch free carbon fiber tensile cords covered by a weather resistant polyurethane outer. Rooted in technology originally designed for dragsters our cdx line brings similar power reliability and durability to bicycles.

Your price 124 99 ships free. You ll find this model on almost all touring and adventure bikes. The centertrack drivetrain has performed flawlessly on sealed roads and under all weather conditions. Gates carbon drive belt drive cdx rear cog di2 hub 28t.

A 50 tooth chainring for a normal bicycle chain is very big but the gates belt system has a much smaller distance between the belt teeth so a 50t gates pulley is actually not very big at all here you can see that the 50t gates cdx pulley ring just barely clears the humps in the bbs02 housing. I completed a two year 31 000km trip between europe and australia using a gates carbon drivetrain. This system now has 16 belt lengths 7 front sprocket sizes and 8 rear cog sizes to give you the most drive ratio options. Would you like to write reviews of the products you ve bought from modern bike.

Gates belt drive models. Although the belt is remarkably strong bending crimping and or twisting it the wrong way can bring it to a premature end. When i was working on the pristine powder coating article last year i got to meet the guy who did the machine work on the prototype cdx sprockets and pulleys which was pretty neat. I started with belts on my modified surly long haul trucker and 10 000km later i used dual belts on my co motion tandem.

Gates cdx line performs in the harshest conditions. When it gets sandy or when the grit on. Part num 321009 usually ships in 2 3 business days. You can help other modern bike customers make informed buying decisions.

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.