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I've committed to trialling the belt drive option on my Dialled Love/Hate since having had a seat stay splitter fitted a wee while ago.
I currently have the bike in use only as a 29er wheeled commuter and am running a 32t chainring with 12t sprocket at the back. This seems to work well for me (and my legs) in and around Edinburgh so I'd like to re-create the same ratio if possible with the Gates CDX Centertrack system. The old RaceFace cranks I'm running are 5 bolt 130mm BCD and ideally I don't want to have to buy a new set so that means that I think I'd be looking at the 46t 5 bolt Gates CDX sprocket at the front. If that is the case can anyone advise on how I calculate the right size sprocket for the rear so that I can get the same ratio as the 32:12 I currently have (or as close as possible) and also how I go about measuring and selecting the correct belt length too?!
Any help would be much appreciated.
Right, done a bit of helping myself and actually used the Gates tool which seems helpful. Looks like I'll be struggling to match the 32:12 set up but a 50t front sprocket and 20t sprocket on the rear with a 113t belt should be close enough.
I'll re-post with a picture or two and a review of how it goes in the next few weeks.
the love hate is a 26 er how are you running it as a 29 er?
^^^^^
This!
29er wheels with 40mm Vittoria Randonneur tyres and a Surly 1x1 fork 453mm (100mm suspension corrected version) up front and it works just fine.
It was re-sprayed after the splitter was fitted by the most excellent services of Ben Cooper at Kinetics in Glasgow hence there being a lack of decals but I rather like the un-branded look.
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Retro- fitted rack mounts?
Nice!
Yes, those too. Still need to revert to 26" wheels (and more sensible bars) for off-road single speeding but it's worth the swapping of parts in my opinion as it is a great frame.
They are!! I love mine..
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Nice - just checked mine - the MK2 though - and there is not much clearance in the chain stays even with a skinny tyre - must be a tight fir and you wont get a MTB tyre in there
That is all kinds of wrong there but somehow it does work
I like it 😀