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Message started by Wake51 on 04/20/12 at 00:59:04

Title: Knicks in the belt...
Post by Wake51 on 04/20/12 at 00:59:04

Upon an evening inspection I discovered a few knicks in the belt. I do not know what to make of them so I figured I would post some pics for the experts here... are these knicks something to be concerned about?

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http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg651/scaled.php?server=651&filename=img0266vw.jpg&res=landing

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by Cavi Mike on 04/20/12 at 01:57:39

YES. Definitely. Remove those burs, they will shred your belt. You're better off with missing parts of teeth than jagged chunks of teeth sticking into the belt.

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by youzguyz on 04/20/12 at 02:54:15

Those nicks are on the outside of the belt, and those are just ribs, not functional teeth. As such, not a concern at all.

Probably caused by rocks coming up off the road.

HOWEVER, I would check the inside of the belt carefully to see if any other rocks got caught up on the teeth.

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/20/12 at 03:57:08

I dont see anything to jack up the blood pressure

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by DNLMusik on 04/20/12 at 05:38:02

YES OMG BE WARNED!! YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF MILES LEFT AT MOST BEFORE BREAKDOWN!!!

No really, don't worry. Check the inside of the belt just in case though.

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by Savage_Rob on 04/20/12 at 06:39:13

56405A55485A56552F0 wrote:

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by Cavi Mike on 04/20/12 at 17:25:33

I thought that I was looking at the pulley. My mistake.

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/20/12 at 18:51:29

KNicks in the belt is OHhh so much better than yer knickers in it..

Title: Re: Knicks in the belt...
Post by Wake51 on 04/21/12 at 00:01:22

Whew glad to hear it's not an instant replace! I'll give her an inspection before my ride tomorrow on the inner loop. I appreciate the advice from all.

My main concern was that such knicks woulds compromise the tension strength of the belt, being that it is the item that converts the engine power to drive the bike, but now from my understanding the inside of the belt is where you want to check the integrity, correct?