Do you have a carbon-fibre belt driven bicycle?

[Mr-Fusion]

Curious if anyone has one? And if it feels any different.

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/district/district/

 

[Vegeta897]

Mountain bikes are the only cool kind of bikes.

 

[VirusType2]

cool idea. Light and quiet.

I nearly lost part of my finger from a chain and sprocket. God damn.

 

[Robbo]

Great idea.. needs gears.

I'm really over getting covered in grease every time my chain falls off

 

[Adabiviak]

Are those caliper brakes? :x

"Aggressive riding geometry". Extreme?

"edgy appearance". Wat.

"completely progressive". Sure!

I like the idea of that sort of chain technology, but am not sure about their marketing. One could set this up with an internally geared rear hub and make it a pretty sweet ride.

 

[VirusType2]

I don't think they'll get this into a multi-speed bike. A chain climbs off quite well.

One could set this up with an internally geared rear hub and make it a pretty sweet ride.

unless they do something like this

 

[Dan]

pros:
quiet
less maintenance
cleaner
lighter
doesn't scratch frame

cons:
can't use derailleurs
any grit in there will cause major issues (no mountain biking)
wider than a regular chain
less common/expensiver

 

[Tyguy]

It's a shame I ditched my bike when I got my license...I used to be pretty decent on my freestyle.

Last time I rode a mountain bike I was going down a steep path on a ski slope mid summer...went over the handlebars 3 times.

 

[CyberPitz]

I have a carbon-fibre spoiler on my car...?

 

[PJ]

Nice

The bike should at least have disc brakes :S

 

[xcellerate]

disc brakes are really for off-road biking, so when your rim gets muddy/dirty/wet the braking surface will stay clean, don't really need them for road biking.

I never really understood the whole fixie thing, there is no benefit you get by only having 1 gear. And the people who ride them around campus don't seem interested in bicycling so much as they do trying to stand out.

 

[Raziaar]

cool idea. Light and quiet.

I nearly lost part of my finger from a chain and sprocket. God damn.

Light and quiet?

Hmm. I never have noticed sounds really while on a bicycle that would ever elevate past the sound of the tires on the pavement.

That's all I'd ever hear really. Tires on pavement.

 

[Anthraxxx]

Yes, because I want to spend over a thousand dollars for a bicycle...


Edit: a bike that costs that much better suck my dick AND cook me dinner...

 

[xcellerate]

I guess you wouldn't be interested in the Epic then, it can be yours for the low-low price of $8,800

 

[Raziaar]

For 8,800 dollars, it better offer sustained flight capabilities.

 

[Dan]

I never really understood the whole fixie thing, there is no benefit you get by only having 1 gear. And the people who ride them around campus don't seem interested in bicycling so much as they do trying to stand out.

The benefits you get are:
lighter
cheaper
less maintenance
braking without changing your hand position
track standing
whatever hardcoreness you get from owning one

I rode across the U.S. with a guy on a fixed gear track bike and he was faster than most of the riders.

The fixie was basically the original bicycle, before derailleurs were invented. Then everyone else switched to gears, except for track bikes designed for the velodrome that only go one speed anyways (fast) and want to save weight on components. Then it became popular with messengers at some point as a cheap tough bike that could go fast on the streets with low maintenance. It is also used by many racers for training their legs to constantly spin. Since messengers were using it to get around the city, a lot of commuters came to realize that it was good for riding around the city and started converting old Schwinns from the 70s into fixed gears. And then it became a bit of a scene thing lately associated with a lot of other hipster culture, and that is why you now see guys with skinny jeans and plaid shirts walking their fixies up hills that are too steep for them to muscle up.

 

[Maestro]

Yeah...

This thing is retarded.

For a thousand bucks I could get this, which is 700, and fits in any dorm way better than that thing.

In addition, I can go through areas that have gravel or rough concrete surfaces without fish-tailing like you do with road tires.