Interbike 2012: Gates Belt Drive Shows on Bikes from Budnitz, Felt, Metrofiets, Specialized & More!

Gates Carbon Belt Drive is popping up on more and more bikes across more and more categories. In their own booth, they had a wide representation of some impressive samples, everything from bakfiets cargo bikes to race-ready cyclocross rigs. For us, the sweet spot is still in the commuter segment, though, and there were plenty of those on hand, too.

Check out all the bikes below the break. That thing up top? That’s their new “chain whip” tool for removing the cog on your freewheel. And it’s available in colors, too!

Specialized introduced the Globe Roll 8 Rare this summer, look for a full post on this and their other new models, soon.

Ritte Racing’s single speed cyclocross bike puts the frame break halfway down the seatstay.

Loved this one! A Metrofiets cargo bike with internally geared up should make those big trips a bit easier.

Felt Bicycles is also on board with one of their city bikes. Full fenders and rear rack, too!

Even stationary exercise bikes are starting to adopt the tech.

Paul Budnitz’s frames have caught our attention lately for his beautiful US-made steel and titanium bikes. He also has a great little blog post about the growth in cycling here in the US and how retro-grouches just need to get over it.

Over at NuVinci’s booth was the new REI Novara Gotham, a bike they really wanted us to check out, but this stock photo’s far better than what we captured. It’s decked out with their N360 internal gear hub, disc brakes, hub-powered lights and full size rear rack and fenders. Yes, it’s a house brand for REI, but it’s also just $1,299 for all that and a double butted chromoly frame.