{"id":3263,"date":"2021-01-23T02:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T02:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2021-01-23T02:57:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T02:57:33","slug":"paragon-machine-works-toggle-drop-belt-drive-dropouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/paragon-machine-works-toggle-drop-belt-drive-dropouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Paragon Machine Works Toggle Drop Belt Drive Dropouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"2013 NAHBS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/category\/2013-north-american-handmade-bicycle-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2013 North American Handmade Bicycle Show<\/a> featured a lot of innovative new bike designs. One of the bigger trends for the last few years has been the various implementations of <a title=\"Gates Carbon Belt Drive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gatescarbondrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gates Carbon Belt Drive systems<\/a>. <a title=\"Paragon Machine Works\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paragonmachineworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paragon Machine Works<\/a>, known for their frame building parts, actually built their own bike for the show implementing their new Toggle Drop quick release belt drive tensioning system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3319\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Paragon Toggle Drop belt drive dropout detail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3319 \" title=\"Paragon Toggle Drop belt drive dropout detail\" alt=\"Paragon Toggle Drop belt drive dropout detail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout-400x600.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout-520x780.jpg 520w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout-13x20.jpg 13w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-adjustable-belt-drive-dropout.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paragon Toggle Drop belt drive dropout detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Toggle Drop is a patent pending dropout they will be offering in the future that fits a 12mm x 142mm axle. Paragon says the dropout &#8220;allows for rapid removal and re-installation of the rear wheel into the dropouts, while maintaining your belt position.&#8221; The titanium 29er they built actually won Best Belted Mountain Bike from Gates Carbon Drive. The innovation didn&#8217;t stop at just the dropout, the bike also featured <a title=\"Pinion gear box\" href=\"https:\/\/pinion.eu\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinion&#8217;s P1.18<\/a> 18 speed internal gearbox with a 600% range.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3318\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Paragon Machine Works Best Belted Mountain Bike\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3318 \" title=\"Paragon Machine Works Best Belted Mountain Bike\" alt=\"Paragon Machine Works Best Belted Mountain Bike\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-282x187.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-282x187.jpg 282w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike-106x69.jpg 106w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-29er-with-Pinion-belt-drive-mountain-bike.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paragon Machine Works Best Belted Mountain Bike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3320\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Pinion P1.18 gearbox detail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3320 \" title=\"Pinion P1.18 gearbox detail\" alt=\"Pinion P1.18 gearbox detail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-282x187.jpg\" width=\"282\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-282x187.jpg 282w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox-106x69.jpg 106w, https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Paragon-Pinion-gearbox.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinion P1.18 gearbox detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovative new quick release belt drive tensioning 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