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Because of our work, we have the chance to try out a lot of different bikes, but for our own bikes, we both use belt-driven bikes for everyday transportation at Mozgásvilág. Since we really like these bikes, specifically belt-driven bikes, and many of you were interested in them when you saw them in our older videos, we are now telling you about our experience of the past 5-6 years and will also have the legendary bike mechanic László Pap speak, who has not only seen, but also built a belt-driven bike. And what is really good (or not so good for András), is that during the filming period András' belt gave out after 6 years, so we already have experience in this direction. If you would like to see similar videos in the future, please let us know with a like and subscribe to our YouTube channel: / @mozgasvilaghungary Our belt-drive bikes: Cube Hyde Race Focus Planet We would like to thank László Pap (Pap bike) for his professional assistance https://papkerekpar.hu We had András' bike assembled at DunaKerékpár https://dunakerekpar.hu The Carbon Gates Drive belt-drive systems are distributed in Hungary by MassiveBikes https://www.massivebikes.com We compared the riding experiences and the return on belt drive with our own preliminary experiences. Obviously, those who use their bike less or with more attention will get different values. The companies and brands mentioned in the video did not provide any compensation for being mentioned in the video! Contents 0:00 Introduction 0:10 INTRO 0:30 Why this video was made... 1:07 Why we chose a belt-drive bike 2:30 This is how we used the bikes 3:28 The advantages of a belt drive according to a bike mechanic 4:45 Why doesn't everyone ride like this? What are the disadvantages of a belt drive? 6:15 Our negative experiences #1 7:35 The payback of a belt drive 8:08 Our negative experiences #2 (no more) 8:30 Belt VS chain efficiency 9:10 What bikes can a belt drive be used on? 10:02 How much did our bikes cost? 10:57 Can a bike be converted to a belt drive? If so, how much does it cost? 13:47 Assembling a belt-driven bicycle 14:40 When the belt gives up... András' personal experience 17:20 Will we stay with the belt drive after this? 17:54 The future of the belt drive 18:45 OUTRO