Cycling simplified: meet the gates carbon drive
Why Gates Carbon Drive?
• Less maintenance.
• Performs rain or shine and won’t rust.
• Smooth and strong.
• If it gets dirty, just hose it off – no grease required.
Consisting of two metal sprockets and a high-strength belt embedded with carbon fiber cords, Gates Carbon Drive is a low-maintenance, chain-replacing technology from Gates Corp., the global leader in automotive and industrial belts. Clean, quiet, light and strong, Carbon Drive requires no greasy lube, weighs less than a chain and will not stretch. Due to its low maintenance and cleanliness, Carbon Drive is a technology makes it easier for people to get on bikes.
Press Releases
Gates Corporation Launches New Carbon Drive™ Website Highlighting the Lifestyle Advantages of Bicycle Belt Drives
The new site was created to build brand awareness and demonstrate that Carbon Drive™ belt systems make cycling cleaner, easier, and more fashionable.
Gates Partners with Specialized and SRAM on World Bicycle Relief Project
Every purchase of a Source Two bicycle with Gates Carbon Drive and Automatix shifter results in the donation of a bike to rural health workers in Africa.
Gates Carbon Drive Reaches out to Women with Videos that Highlight Advantages of Belt Drive Bikes
Marketing initiative aimed at recruiting new cyclists seeking clean and stylish bikes, minus the grease
Gates Carbon Drive Becomes Official ‘Lifestyle Bike’ Sponsor of BMC Racing Team
Top pro team receives belt-drive bikes for commuting and errands at race venues
Gates Carbon Drive Creates Cyclocross Team
Team Gates Carbon Drive’s goal is to grow the popularity of belt drive technology at the grassroots racing level
Gates Carbon Drive Contest Offers More than $11,000 in Cash and Prizes to Bike Builders at 2013 North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Five winners will be crowned in Belt Drive Bike Design Contest as Gates partners with Shimano and enters second year as official NAHBS sponsor
Gates Carbon Drive Sponsors 2012 North American Handmade Bicycle Show
Sponsorship includes Belt Drive Bike Design contest that will award $8,750 in cash and prizes to builders who design the most innovative custom bikes with Carbon Drive
New CenterTrack System from Gates is the Lightest, Strongest, Cleanest Bicycle Belt Drive Ever Created
Invented by cycling innovator Wayne Lumpkin, CenterTrack is the new killer app for cyclists who prize low maintenance and premium performance
Gates Releases CarbonDriveU Web Videos to Educate Bike Shop Mechanics and Consumers about the Carbon Drive System
Five videos explain the benefits of the chain-replacing technology and how to install and maintain it.
Off the Chain! A Conversation with Record-Setting Belt Drive Cyclist James Bowthorpe
Bowthorpe uses Carbon Drive to set new record for fastest bike ride around the world.
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