Gear: Belt-drive bikes break the chain of 150-year-old technology. System similar to that of auto transmission and timing belts is lighter, doesn’t use grease, requires no maintenance and ...

Priority Bicycles began as a pedal bike company and has slowly grown its portfolio of high-quality e ... Low-cost belt drive e-bikes are often single speeds due to the fact that a belt drive can ...

The Ultimate C8 also marks Gazelle’s first belt drive offering in this market. The Ultimate C8 features a Gates belt drive system that feeds a Shimano Nexus 8-speed internally geared rear hub.

Cut to 2018, where Priority Bicycles can be seen being ridden by the cool kids all over New York City. ... How did you come up with the idea of using a belt drive, ...

Dirty, noisy chains and dirty, fragile rear derailleurs are two features of modern mountain bikes that could certainly stand to be made obsolete. Well, the Cavalerie line of full-suspension MTBs ...

For vehicles like ebikes, belt drives offer a smoother, zero-maintenance alternative to chain drives. The Shift Drive system takes the technology further, by allowing riders to shift between two ...

Eight belt lengths are now available to manufacturers wishing to spec belt drive, up from just three in 2008 when the system was introduced. For 2014, the company is offering two new shorter belts ...

E-Bike Tech: Chain Drive Vs. Belt Drive – Which One Should You Choose? We’re looking at traditional tech versus modern tech, and weighing in on the pros and cons of each.

Veer’s Shift Drive System enables belt-driven e-bikes to have two-speeds, thereby improving efficiency and potentially increasing range per charge. The way it works is with a set of rotating ...

In the past decade, belt-drive bikes have gone from a novelty to a legitimate alternative to the traditional chain. This review looks at one of the most affordable models on the market: the ...