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Originally Posted by bullitt5897
Whipple's concern is in regards to their snouts. Given that a cog belt has dramatically less slip there testing and I quote from Mike himself 15 years ago was not good for longevity. Now again this testing was done 15 years ago... their policy is to not recommend a cog setup based on that data period. But since it is a concern for people rj mfg has is taking the time to design at least an 8 rib setup.
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Okay -- I see. Yeah, cog systems have less slip, so more efficient and more torque, but also more load on everything including the snout (and probably the crank...).
Doesn't sound like an insurmountable problem, tho'.