NicdThey don't make bicycle chains the way they used to.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_Chain
#BikeTooter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_Chain
#BikeTooter
hxv@nicd But they still make belts (and it seems like they are a few years older)!
@hxv Yeah, a belt bike would be interesting to try. The lack of maintanance is appealing, but I don't know what the reality is (especially in a place where snow, slush, rain, sand, and mud fly around half the year). I know there's one belt bike user who commutes to my office.
@nicd I'm not using it in such dire conditions, but after two years with no cleaning at all, everything works perfectly. I'm sure that if I had a chain instead, after that time it would be in bad condition (that is, if I would spend no time cleaning it).
@hxv Oh you have one? Cool!
I recall for a very short time Ikea used to make a bike with a belt drive and a 2-speed automatic gearbox (non-electrict). Sadly they recalled them all and I never bought one.
I recall for a very short time Ikea used to make a bike with a belt drive and a 2-speed automatic gearbox (non-electrict). Sadly they recalled them all and I never bought one.
Lukas@nicd
Belts are superior in these conditions! While efficiency for chains decreases quite a lot with mud and the like a belt takes these conditions a lot better without much of drawbacks.
Drawbacks are mostly the weight and inferior range in ratio of gear hubs compared to derailleur gears.
Less maintenance and a subjectively smoother ride far outweigh these for me.
@hxv
Belts are superior in these conditions! While efficiency for chains decreases quite a lot with mud and the like a belt takes these conditions a lot better without much of drawbacks.
Drawbacks are mostly the weight and inferior range in ratio of gear hubs compared to derailleur gears.
Less maintenance and a subjectively smoother ride far outweigh these for me.
@hxv
@hxv @LukasZ Btw hey any Finns reading this, buy my bike! https://www.tori.fi/recommerce/forsale/item/6969968 :D
Tunturi Tango 28" 59cm (7-v Shimano Nexus)
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