Reflex 250 broken belt

[Maddog]

So I opened up the Reflex today. As expected, found shreaded belt bits everywhere. What I didn't expect was having to order the part to fix it. The prices were all across the board, even on the identical part and manufacturer. Ended up going with 2 OEM Bando belts and one Gates premium belts. I just figure I'll be using them since consensus is the last app one year or 12000mi. Easy to replace before they fail and $20.30 isn't a bad price.
I should have known, the day prior, I went for top end speed and it was off by 8mph, I just figured the conditions held me back. Didn't figure a belt was deteriorating and ready to strand me.