Hottest New Belt Drive Bikes of 2021
(Some of this content was previously published in Bike Europe, 15 March 2021)
With six product lines, Gates Carbon Drive offers a belt drive system for every style of bike and every type of customer, from urban cruising to extreme adventure, e-bikes to electric powersports. Take a peek at the hottest new belt drive bicycles, eBikes, and e-motos in this virtual trade show booth from Gates.
“Gates Carbon Drive bikes are surging in popularity during the pandemic bike boom as more people ride bikes for healthy outdoor exercise, socially distant transportation, stress relief and fresh air. Normally, Gates would display the most innovative new bikes and electric two-wheelers in its trade show booths. “Because we can’t see you in person, we are happy to present a selection of the most exciting new belt drive models that highlight our expansive product line,” says Joe Menzel, General Manager, Gates Global Mobility.
SideTrack™: Affordable Cruising
Created for low-mileage cruisers and fun bikes, SideTrack™ is the newest and most affordable belt drive product from Gates Carbon Drive. With six belt lengths, a steel 22-tooth rear sprocket and four aluminum crankset options, SideTrack™ is beautifully paired with a three-speed Shimano Nexus internal hub on the Carmen and Cooper from Brilliant Bicycles. “It’s an incredibly durable system perfect for recreational riders,” says Brilliant CEO Dave Weiner. “Our customers love it.”
The Hyde Pro from Cube features Gates CDN belt system.
CDN: The Urban Explorer
The 2021 Cube Hyde is a fast and attractive urban lifestyle bike engineered for year-round city commuting. Its modern and low-maintenance drivetrain pairs Gates CDN™ system with an eight-speed Shimano internal hub. Designed for urban exploring and recreational riding, the CDN™ product line offers CenterTrack™ belts with Gates carbon tensile cord technology in six lengths, with five crankset styles in multiple sizes for clean, quiet and low-maintenance exploring.
CDC: Electric Street Smarts
With a removable battery, slick styling, integrated lights, and an app that provides route guidance and automatic locking and unlocking, the 16.9 kg Cowboy 3 eBike embodies the street-smart design and technological innovation that is transforming urban mobility. In addition to its CDX™ belt, the Cowboy 3 uses a CDC CenterTrack™ steel rear sprocket. The CDC™ line includes spider assemblies for lower torque eBikes of 50Nm or less, with options for Bosch Active Line and Active Line Plus, and Shimano STEPS E6100 and E5000 motors. Saddle up, partner.”
