Is there a reason, given the move to the Zwift Cog and virtual shifting, that a future v2 of the Zwift Bike could not move to a belt drive and belt version of the Zwift Cog??
It seems to me that for reduced maintenance and cleanliness a belt drive is far superior to a chain drive.
Theres seems to be zero reason to persist now with a chain drive for indoors and to have to maintain a chain?
Belt drive would be nice, but the design includes a tensioner, which does make it easier to assemble, as well as providing a cog that works with a bicycle
There are no plans at this time to offer a belt-drive version of the Zwift Ride.
Converting your Zwift Ride to belt drive is not advisable because the chainring is a proprietary design that bolts to the bottom bracket, not to the crankarm. To my knowledge, nobody makes a belt drive chainring that attaches in this manner.
the chainring does not look to be proprietary just standard 42 tooth 104 it seems. getting a belt clearance might be more the issue and what to tension it with.
I have seen hacks with the crankset and BB replaced (including a bunch of 3D printed parts) but haven’t seen any belt drive conversions. I guess one of the split belts would probably work best but you’re left with no way to adjust tension, and it wouldn’t be a cheap or easy conversion. Pass!
(Edit: how the heck will you get the belt up over the chainstay? This isn’t going to work, it’s not a bike)
It isn’t standard by any means.
https://youtu.be/qVriv7jTm_o?t=268 shane would disagree.
You need to move to a more sophisticated setup to get a belt drive. The WattBike Atom X uses both a belt AND a chain in the drive train. The whole drive train is also fully enclosed therefore it doesn’t get hit with dust and sweat. It uses both due the array of sensors, flywheel mass and gearing to the electromagnetic resistance. Cost is on a different level.
WHAT?
It’s just a generic 104 bcd 42 tooth chainring.
How on earth would you bolt a chainring to the bottom bracket?
i think the bigger issue is getting a belt drive chain ring in the right size. They are available but didn’t seem to be the cheapest thing. Plus not sure if it would catch the outer chain guard. Although that would be easy enough to trim down i assume
next main problem would be the tensioner. Not sure if you could retrofit that to work with a belt. Would be interesting experiment
anyone trying this getting ready to break your warranty 