Avanti Inc 2 vs Giant Seek 1

[comehome]

^ okay, you've got me. what exactly is a belt drive and why might i want one? do the above bikes have said capabilities?

edit: did some googling and thanks for the heads up. yes, i think i would like to have a belt drive. to clarify, the bikes i've listed above without the belt drive (all besides the avanti?) cannot be retrofitted with the alfine / belt-drive combo. again, newbie question, but why is this so?

inc 2 is back at the top of the list, it seems.

cheers.

[MattyK]

Belts are one-piece. The belt/chain needs to loop through the rear triangle of the frame. So you need a joint in the frame through which to pass the belt. Most bikes don't have these joints because a chain can be separated and joined together at its links. You can't cut and rejoin a belt.

Belt wouldn't be a dealbreaker for me unless I have more kids that are going to get their hands all over the chain, as is currently happening with my 2 year old... Chains are much cheaper to find parts for, and less reliant on accurate alignment and tensioning.

[comehome]

^ that makes sense. altough it appears on the focus, due to the frame design, you can retrofit a belt drive if you so desired.

anyone care to comment on the focus planet series? might be a nice half-way house between the avantis and the cannondales.

[Calvin27]

All I know is I used to have the avanti. And all I could think about was the focus...

[fortiscause]

So what is the final choice? Avanti Inc 2 or the Focus?