LA Times Calls Carbon Drive ‘Ready for Prime Time’
Los Angeles Times bicycling writer Roy Wallack has written one of the most comprehensive reviews of Carbon Drive bikes to date. And he’s impressed:
“The system offers a number of benefits over the 150-year-old chain,” Wallack writes. “It’s lighter; doesn’t use grease; requires no maintenance; won’t break, stretch, rust or fall off; and, best of all, it offers a pronounced improvement in ‘engagement’ — the millisecond it takes for the bike to react to your pedaling forces.”
The article notes that Greg Martin won the single-speed division of the grueling 24 Hours of Adrenalin Solo World Championship this past July on a Carbon Drive-powered bike, leading Wallack to conclude that belt drive bikes are “ready for prime time.” The article included reviews of the Spot SS 29er, the Trek Soho, Co-Motion Americano Rohloff and Globe Live 3.
Read the full article here.
