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GMBN · 5 de julio de 2026

Chain-Drive Vs Belt-Drive: What’s The Best?

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Join Neil Donoghue and Fergus Ryan as they head to the mountains of Finale Ligure, Italy to test and compare traditional chain-driven mountain bikes against a Gates belt-driven gearbox system. They'll be putting two nearly identical Nicolai bikes through their paces on both climbs and descents to see how they perform! In association with https://gmbn.eu/Gates & https://gmbn.eu/NicolaiBikes ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Gearboxes & Belt Drives Explained 03:03 - The Bikes: Nicolai G1 & Nicolai G1 GPI 07:05 - Belt Drive Technology Explained 10:27 - Suspension & Handling Benefits 13:13 - The Uphill Efficiency Test 14:09 - Riding the Pinion MGU E-Bike 20:08 - Downhill Time Trial: Belt vs Chain Useful Links: Join this channel to get access to perks: https://gmbn.eu/YouTubeMembership

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