Gates Carbon Drive Frames

We recommend purchasing your carbon drive components from your local bike shop and having them professionally installed.

Gates carbon drive frames. Gates carbon drive is also lighter and stronger than most chains due to the carbon fiber cords and users typically get two to three times the lifespan of a chain. Featuring the combination of a gates carbon belt drive and an alfine 8 speed internal hub the drivetrain is durable fast and grease free. First we revolutionized the reliability and simplicity of belt drives by creating the centertrack design that has made gates carbon drive the world s best selling and most durable bicycle belt system on the market. We do not recommend retrofitting gates carbon drive onto a non belt drive compatible bike frame for safety and warranty reasons.

A belt drive is the smart replacement for a chain on your bicycle. I ve got a belt drive touring bike and a belt drive tandem sitting in my garage which both have 30 000km on their original belts. There s no grease no rust and no worries. Whether you re an urban commuter rugged mountain biker ebike rider or casual cruiser gates carbon drive has a solution.

So whether you want a reliable road bike a rugged mountain bike or a graceful touring bike many of the world s top bike brands sport the gates carbon drive system. You won t run into any of the mess or frustrations of traditional bike chains and gears. Gates carbon drive is today used on everything from mountain bikes to cyclocross bikes to bmx and even fat bikes but its most popular application is on transportation bikes. The stiffness or a frame s rear triangle plays a major role in the performance of the belt drive system.

Choose from our cdx high performance or our cdn urban products. There are a few different ways to get your tension to what gates recommend. There s no doubt that gates carbon belt drive is an excellent drivetrain solution for long distance touring bikes. Created by gates corporation a global leader in belt drive technologies gates carbon drive is the best high mileage bicycle drive on the market.

Gates carbon drive tension will vary depending on whether you use a singlespeed or internally geared hub and how powerful you are as a rider. Above all we want you to be safe and have fun. The ride is impressively quiet and shifting is consistently smooth. For bike manufacturers gates offers frame stiffness testing to ensure frames meet requirements.

Gates carbon drive system is offered on over 400 amazing bike models across leading brands and in many styles. Bicycles with rohloff hubs in particular have specific frame stiffness requirements. Once you ve found your dream bike get belted. With no metal on metal contact you get a smooth responsive pedal feel that puts new life into your ride.