Front chainwheel wearing ans noisy

I realized I never answered this question. Over the summer of 2011 I was able to order a new front plastic chainring from savedbybikes.com and got a new belt also as a spare. He had other parts too so I also ordered the ball joint cup as a spare also.

I am still using the old belt because there is no wear on it at all! The front chainring has wear on the teeth and the rear metal freewheel is still perfect. It seems like the belt is a much harder material than the plastic chainring. Overall I’m pretty happy with the fix and it lasted over 5,500 km’s before the chainwheel got worn while the belt is still in a perfect condition. I don’t think a regular bike chain would have lasted this long, my current belt is on 6,000km’s right now and spring is coming soon for my daily commute again. All I changed was the front chainwheel and the rear metal sprocket came with the 18" wheelset (got those on at the 2000km mark 2nd year).