Funny how what goes around comes around on the Internet, eh? Well, I had one of those experiences today when someone made mention our good friend Dwan Shepard at Co-Motion Cycles had posted out a note on the Co-Motion Facebook page regarding my VeloTV Blog entry this past week. Not being a FoF (Fan of Facebook), someone had to direct me to the Co-Motion Cycles FB page so I check it out.
While perusing Co-Motion’s daily updates I stumbled upon one that may be of interest to the folks who are afflicted with what I like to call Gramitus: a slightly irrational desire to reduce weight from inanimate, two-wheeled machines.
Co-Motion dropped the MSRP of their Gates Timing Belt system from $525.00 to $456.00 retail.
A little more insight into the timing of this announcement could be found in an adjacent Co-Motion FB entry wherein it was noted:
Co-Motion Cycles To those of you into tandem riding and racing, you are probably familiar with the Gates Carbon Drive Timing Belt System already. This is a belt that replaces the chain on the tandem that keeps the riders in sync. Co-Motion Cycles co-developed this belt for tandem use. Now that our exclusivity is up, other tandem manufacturers are sure to jump on board and follow our lead. Another way Co-Motion helps to advance the sport of tandem riding
[...] to replace tandem sync chain drives was priced around $525 for the belt & 2 pulleys. Back in March of 2010, the pricing dropped to around $450, which still seemed awfully high and not all that [...]