Re: Chain maintainance

Posted by Re-run on
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See, now I do not like belt drive. I like shaft but it is heavy and cumbersome. Chain is still #1 for a reason. With a belt, you cant adjust your gearing as easily. Pulleys are expensive, if you can even find other pulleys for said bike. While a sprocket is generally under $50 unless you buy something a bit exotic.
Chains are also cheaper. My cb chain is and x-ring and I got it for under 80 clams. That was like 6 years ago. if I take care of it, I can easily get 20,000 miles. Yes, there is a bit of work on it but I am willing to only get 10-15,000 and do less work. I can get 2 chains for 1 belt and easily equal mileage, especially on dirty roads. I clean once or twice a year and lube maybe every couple of weeks. I have not had to adjust my chain yet. I suppose when I changed my tire, I can call that my adjustment.

Belts can do a lot of torque but in order to do so, they have to be much wider than a chain. This width might be ok for a cruiser that tips over at anything more than a gentle lean, but a sport bike, not so much. And a chain can still handle more torque. Any weigh of the chain is easily offset by the pulley weights for belt drive.

I guess my final decision influence is that few racers use them and use chain since it is still the most efficient means of transferring power.

I am not "against" belts, I just like chain better. I would not NOT buy a bike just because of a belt.
With all the other cleaning to be done, a chain is easy peasy.