Advantages of riding a fixed gear bike
Meet your new therapist: the Schindelhauer Siegfried Road
Apr. 30, 2020 - Willem L. Middelkoop
For the past few months I have been riding a special kind of bike, the minimalistic Siegfried Road from Schindelhauer. It is unlike most road bikes as it lacks a conventional chain and derailleur. It features the Gates CDX carbon drive. It's an exercise in minimal design. After riding it for nearly 1000KM, it's time to tell you all about it.
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![One day I might remove the paint from the crank, but it's better for your warrantee to leave things in their original condition](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_07_One-day-I-might-remove-the-paint-from-the-crank-but-it-s-better-for-your-warrantee-to-leave-things-i_500px.jpg)
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![Loosen the rear axle to create just enough clearance to take the belt from the sprockets](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_10_Loosen-the-rear-axle-to-create-just-enough-clearance-to-take-the-belt-from-the-sprockets_500px.jpg)
![Replacing the brown leather with black rubber bar tape (from Brooks)](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_04_Replacing-the-brown-leather-with-black-rubber-bar-tape-from-Brooks_500px.jpg)
![The Wahoo Speed sensor installed on the flip-flop rear hub](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_08_The-Wahoo-Speed-sensor-installed-on-the-flip-flop-rear-hub_500px.jpg)