Gates Belt Drive

02/14/2025

A Valentine's Day bicycle ride is twice as much fun with a special someone by your side.

Enjoy the company along any journey with the trust of a CLEAN - QUIET - SMOOTH - STRONG Gates Belt Drive .

"The best cycling memories are made with friends." - Unknown

02/12/2025

This is your opportunity to test ride a Gemini from Priority Cycles featuring advanced CLEAN - QUIET - SMOOTH - STRONG Gates Belt Drive and Pinion Smart.Shift technologies.

Sign Up Today - Demo Spots Are Limited: www.prioritybicycles.com/pages/gemini-demo-day

Expect a good time and maybe some , too!

for San Francisco Bay Area in :
Saturday, February 15 (8am-3pm)
Tennessee Valley Trailhead

02/06/2025

Atherton Racing pilots the A.200.G Gates Belt-Driven downhill racing bicycle for the 2025 UCI DHI Season with the clearly in their sights.

"Even on the first day, it blew me away, even on the first run I couldn't stop getting faster, and it's so silent, I hate a noisy bike, feeling like something's rattling or might fall off messes with your concentration, a dialled bike is silent." -Charlie Hatton, 2023 UCI DHI World Champion, Atherton Racing

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and will be running the new A.200.G through the gauntlet at the invite-only Red Bull Hard Line Tasmania (AKA: The World's Toughest Downhill MTB Race).

01/31/2025

Feeling inspired for new cycling adventures following Tristan Bogaard's solo route on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia.

The ride spans the vertical length of the eastern massifs of Sardinia covering 277 miles over 9 days with a maximum elevation of 4,281 feet and 24,263 feet of climbing. Gates Belt Drive CDX delivers a zero-maintenance journey along this relatively unknown, mountainous, and remote side of the island.

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Preview your own Sardinia via the The Italian Fall video by : https://youtu.be/oC319CgE6Mw?si=fIcpll9-t6fRwGS1

Tristan's route details are published at https://bikepacking.com/routes/transardinia/

01/26/2025

MONoPOLE No O1 incorporates Gates Belt Drive with the system AND a Gates PowerGrip belt to synchronize steering between dual head tubes as 'The World's first cargo bike with certified belt steering.'

"MONoPOLE No O1 is the perfect combination of agility and cargo capacity. It is designed to meet all your urban mobility needs while still being light and easy to handle in the city. The ideal choice for those who want the best of both worlds: the ability to carry everything you need, while flowing car(e)free through the city." - .cc

See the MONoPOLE No O1 available in both "Bio" and "Electric" builds at www.monopole.cc/en
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01/19/2025

With 22 years of UCI Downhill World Tour experience MS Racing is wiping the slate clean, starting on a new path, and making waves in the scene.

MS Racing leaps aboard driven by and .eu in their pursuit of 2025 glory and the Belted Purse.

"As we saw the news a couple years ago that the UCI will allow belt drive as an additional drivetrain, it clicked. Lukas, team manager of MS Racing, was always close with the pioneers of gear box and belts, which formed our basic understanding of what can be achieved. It took us a while to find the right partners for our project and on our path to Zerode, we inspired projects with other brands. We are very happy that we have been able to form a cooperation with , , and , where we find the knowhow and passion for racing, which we need. We're not the first and we won't be the last to make the move, a few have been pioneering this technology for a few years now, and people have definitely taken notice. We are happy to be part of this movement" - Markus Stoeckl, Team Owner, MS Racing

Follow team results featuring riders:
Gloria Scarsi , Eleonora Farina , Sebastian Holguin , Jacob Dickson , Tuhoto-Ariki Pene , and Valentina Roa Sánchez

Learn more about the and the Gates Belted Purse at www.GatesBeltDrive.com

01/17/2025

with Intense Factory Racing to develop their Gates Belt Drive M1 DH debuting on the 2025 UCI World Cup circuit. and .eu allow 'to eek out those last few percentages that you need now to win World Cups' and the Belted Purse.

"Any brand that is truly committed to the highest performing bikes possible, at some point, will transition to this technology." - Joe Breeden, Elite Male Racer/Team Owner, Intense Factory Racing

Follow team results and learn more about the Gates Belted Purse and the at https://go.gates.com/2025_GBD-100k.html

01/16/2025

We are thrilled to chase podiums along the 2025 UCI Downhill World Tour with AON Racing / Reece Wilson in pursuit of the Belted Purse.

AON Racing are riding built around and technologies to deliver increased control at speed by reducing unsprung mass.

'The main factor that drove me to the performance that belt drive could give you over the conventional chain / cassette setup was axle weight.' -Reece Wilson, AON Racing, 2020 UCI DH World Champion

Watch for team roster announcements coming soon from and

Read more about the Gates Belted Purse and the at https://go.gates.com/2025_GBD-100k.html

01/13/2025

Who is ready to escape into the warm sunshine for red dirt trail riding this spring?

Schedule your Spring Break vacation now to visit Gates Belt Drive at the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival March 14-16 in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. We are bringing our latest builds - stop by to see our CLEAN - QUIET - SMOOTH - STRONG - LIGHT products and MTB demo options.

Registration is live at www.sedonamtbfestival.com for the must-visit spring MTB event featuring a main Expo/Festival, bike demos, shuttled rides, gear vendors, a beer garden, great bands, food trucks, skills clinics, and a whole lotta sweet RED SINGLETRACK!

Be sure to pack sunscreen!

01/05/2025

We invite all to the 2nd Annual VAHNA Motorcycle Film Festival touring the United States with (7) stops in:

Denver, Colorado (January 23)
Las Vegas, Nevada (February 6)
Miami, Florida (February 20)
Dallas, Texas (March 13)
Charlotte, North Carolina (April 9)
Costa Mesa, California (April 22)
Portland, Oregon (May 1)

"A Life Well Ridden - Motorcycles, the places they take us and the people who ride them" -VAHNA

See details and purchase tickets at https://vahna.com/pages/filmfestival

2025 VAHNA Motorcycle Film Festival features (10) incredible films to be voted on by guest judges in each city with the ultimate winner taking home a brand new Scrambler 1200 X!

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12/30/2024

Gates Belt Drive & reliability deliver confidence for Belén to push her boundaries farther within one final solo overnight adventure closing out her 2024 goals.

"I proved to myself that I could stick to my word and that I was capable of cycling and spending time outdoors on my own.....hassle free." -Belén Castelló

See Belén's Solo Fall Overnighter on YouTube riding into the wilds of Valencia, Spain: https://youtu.be/CCfJGBULNuk

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12/29/2024

Gates Belt Drive and the Pinion Gearbox create a formidable and versatile platform over a wide range of bicycles. Enjoy this sampling of the amazing at featuring and within MTB Downhill Racing, Gravel, Cargo, Commuter, Mountain Bike, Full Suspension MTB, Small Wheel Cargo, Collapsible/Travel, Touring, and Tall Bike markets.

Photography by Jonathan Lamp
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12/26/2024

As we gear up to close 2024, we have more than 365 reasons to say thank you.

Thank you for powering an incredible year with your passion and dedication. Together, we’ve set the pace for even greater achievements in 2025.

Here’s to climbing new peaks, setting new records, and riding further together in the year ahead!

12/10/2024

Gates Belt Drive is proven and trusted by trailblazers worldwide for remote .

Belén Castelló and Tristan Bogaard - an adventure cyclist couple with a taste for mountainous riding, wild camping, and rideable trails - published La Huella del Oso (The Bear's Footprint) long-weekend bikepacking route riding Clean - Quiet - Smooth - Light - Strong technology: 115 miles with 15,525 feet total elevation over 4-days through the Asturias province in Northern Spain.

Motivate your next Gates Belt Drive with the La Huella del Oso video showcasing the rugged beauty of the route and experiences of Tristan & Belén: https://youtu.be/-t0GDrwXqbY?si=jRsI1QtPfsaEZOQx

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Review additional La Hella del Oso story, details, map and photos at https://bikepacking.com/routes/la-huella-del-oso/

12/04/2024

Inspirational personal discovery along Kryštof Kořán's 2,500km solo ride through the remote alpine solitude of Hardengervidda, Norway aboard his Schindelhauer Wilhelm gravel bike built with Gates Belt Drive.

"Even after 1,500km of riding with easily 700 of these being on gravel, cycling through mud or sand and grit and dust, I've been surprisingly comfortable and the bike still runs really smooth. The bike's been really reliable ,and that's also given me some peace of mind."

"My bike is the perfect tool to get me to places that are hard to get to otherwise."

-Kryštof Kořán

Click through to Bikepacking Norway | Off The Grid from for spectacular alpine solitude to inspire your next with .

https://youtu.be/MXpOPbAX4I8?si=vTm9pUMUPw-KJ7Vt

Kryštof Kořán has been working as an engineer at Schindelhauer since June 2020. In summer 2022, he decided to go on a three-week bikepacking tour through Nor...

11/28/2024

Race - Thrash - Rinse

We first took Gates Belt Drive all the way back in 2010 as a proving ground to the performance and endurance of our belt drive systems. Our CLEAN - QUIET - SMOOTH - STRONG - LIGHT belts commonly last an entire season with many using a single belt over multiple years.

The belts shed debris and easily wash / rinse to complete prep for your next race-day. Running that muddy kit through the laundry cycle will take longer than cleaning your race bike's .

11/22/2024

Spotted an award winning Sayle Cycle "Numero" in coverage from 2024 featuring a primary combined with an extended chain drive to the Rholoff internally geared hub.

Sayle Cycle designs the "Numero" as a highly versatile mountain bike / cross bike / cargo bike / city bike blend using standard off-the-shelf components for easy service / replacement worldwide. Cargo bikes are great application of our Clean-Quiet-Smooth-Strong-Light Gates Belt Drive for reliable hauling and touring.

https://bikepacking.com/bikes/bespoked-dresden-2024-part-2/

11/16/2024

Discovering many innovative bicycle prototypes at shows and 2024 delivered the goods.

reviews the Abes Mini Longtail using an idler to install the THROUGH the rear frame. The clever appears to include a pizza cutter mount on the front fork and plenty of space to deliver bakery fresh baguettes for any occasion!
https://bikepacking.com/bikes/bespoked-dresden-2024-part-1/