I really like how those motors are mounted! SO out of the way 
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Itās a belt drive.
oooopsā¦i missed that info - how embarrassingā¦ didnt intend any offenseā¦
mea culpa!
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Can you show me how this works? It sounds very interesting!
Yeah the idler pullies make the belt engauge more teeth allowing you to run the belt very loose and the belt will not skip. Loose belt mean better free roll.
No belt slipping or skipping under full throttle or full brakes.
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Iām confused! Are you saying the belt tensioner makes the belt looser allowing you to freewheel while also making it tighter which makes it skip less?
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Itās not tensioner itās an idler it keeps the more teeth.engauged doesnāt add tension.
It allows you to run the belt really loose with out the belt skipping.
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ā¦back to topicā¦
this is the first video IĀ“ve seen that demonstrates a gear drive by Jens Kappel (if youĀ“re a forum member - awesome video demonstrating a gear drive!)
I expected it to be louder than a belt or hub motor. I donĀ“t mind how it sounds at all ( though I can imagine that other people hoping to a quiet day in the forest may highly disagreeā¦in this case it wont matter how much noise you are generating with your board. at this point, the mere presence of an esk8er will probably be enough to trigger a verbal argument.)
and yeah - I think i need a MTB! christmas is comingā¦lol
impressive.
EDIT Just found another gear driveā¦that is surprisingly āsilentā.
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This debate has been brought up so many times now >.< . Is this the thread to end all threads?.. Ultimately the conclusion is always what the user prefers goes, no matter the pros and cons. 3ā¦2ā¦1ā¦ sold
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Gear drives are killing it at the race tracks. Chain/ nope not yet. Hub/ peaked out in second not much left in the tank. Belt/ numbers are there but needs some help. Here is the answerā¦ Strong noisy low ratio square cut gears passing everything. For those of you who donāt like the noise. You will only have to listen to them for a moment. A nice audible to let you know itās time to move over and make room. https://www.youtube.com/user/1958windsor
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I donāt see the attraction of silence, if Lamborghini added a feature for near silence I doubt very much that would sell
I love the sound from gearā¦ so tie fighter
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Same for me. But thatās like always personal preference. Iām happy that people walking on my way can hear me and not totally shocked when I pass them from behind
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Gear sound is like protection because everybody is aware you are coming from behind, our in-gear are way louder than normal outer gear-drive and I donāt even need to horn or etc bicyclist go to the side the instant they hear me 
Will be hard with 1:3 to get same effect in the roadsā¦ I canāt even imagine riding with belts and not being angry all the time as no one is aware you are coming 
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Is it forbidden to develop new stuff and improve the product?
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Thatās not what I meant. I meant you are one of the innovators flying under the radar and people donāt realize it. Sorry my wording was a bit of slang
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O.K. got it. There is more on the wayā¦
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ā¦meaning that nobody raced with chains yet ? or that chains areĀ“nt winning vs belt and hubs?..
yeah, i second that - i got chains and i like the high pitch sound (yes, i called it sound cause i like it)
yes, second that too. exactly the same experience with my chain drive.
trueā¦
Not enough gearing available for a chain drive. Uses up more Sq area. More rotating mass. I donāt see it working well for any performance application.
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