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Re: Whats the big deal with in tube gearing?

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Originally Posted by Dunngeon View Post
I'm more concerned about the chance of snapping a drive belt, rather than the wear. It's nearly impossible to snap chain in FRC if assembled correctly, from my (limited) experience it's quite a bit easier with belts.
I see. I'd second Joey-- 15mm GT2 or HTD belt is in my experience on the same level as chain in terms of breaking. In my experience if you can get to 36t pulleys, 9mm HTD or GT2 is also pretty hard to break (as in, I've never had an issue with it).
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