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Re: Belts in a Drivetrain

We went with 9mm belts and 24t pulleys tensioned by cams on VersaBlocks. It's amazing, we've never had problems with ratcheting, and the drivetrain is noticeably more efficient. If you tension properly, 9mm shouldn't be a problem (given reasonably sized pulleys).
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