There is no doubt that the combination of urban commuter cars, single speed, e-bike electric booster and the Gates belt drive system can bring perfect results, especially with Shimano, NuVinci, Rohloff and other internal variable speed hubs, making the Gates belt drive system more efficient.
Of course, because of the particularity of the belt drive, it can not be used with an external transmission, which limits the Gates belt drive to further broaden its own adapted models. However, the belt drive system from scratch, from existing to expanding to more than 600 brand cooperation, but also let us see the tenacity and strength of the Gates belt drive. The constant innovation of Gates brings a wider space to the belt drive system and makes the possibilities of the Gates belt drive unlimited.
With the maturity of the Pinion mid-range transmission, its belt drive with Gates is slowly expanding to more brands, and it also brings different perspectives and performance performance to the design of full suspension mountain bikes. For many brands, the design of a traditional chain-driven full suspension mountain bike needs to take into account three aspects: five-way sinking when pedaling, pedal hitback when the suspension is activated, and downhill braking that does not affect the suspension work.
Gates belt drive, with the Pinion mid-speed transmission, one is to solve the problem of not being able to change the speed, so that the mountain bike with this combination becomes omnipotent in various road conditions, and the second is that the belt drive system also solves the pedal strikeback phenomenon generated by the suspension system when it is moved.
In order to ensure the tension of the belt at all times when the belt-driven full suspension mountain bike is shaken, Gates and many brands have brought the best application guide for tensioners to encourage frame brands to embrace a new design. Tensioning wheels are used in conjunction with spring arms and apply pressure to the belt, which can perfectly play the action effect of the suspension suspension, maintain the tension of the belt, and at the same time bring a quieter, maintenance-free, not afraid of the chain drop, broken chain transmission system.
The design of the tensioner also allows the application of belt drive to expand to more fields, in addition to full suspension mountain bikes, more brands of Cargobike freight bikes, electric assist commuter models are equipped with more efficient belt drive systems.
The design of fully spooled mountain bikes needs to change, and the Gates belt drive system opens up more possibilities for change. Again, this means that the future of gates belt drives is becoming endlessly possible.
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