A belt-driven bicycle is a chainless bicycle that uses a flexible belt, typically of synchronous toothed design, instead of a chain to transmit power from the pedals to the drive wheel.
Gates bike belt drive system
Belt-drive
Belt-drive single-speed rear hub on a Trek District
Chainless bicycle or acatène is a bicycle that transmits power to the driven wheel through a mechanism other than a metal chain.
Belt-driven bicycle
…A belt-driven bicycle is a chainless bicycle that uses a flexible belt, typically of synchronous toothed design, instead of a chain to transmit power from the pedals to the drive wheel…