Best minimal road 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.
Continue reading![Siegried Road delivered through Kaptein Tweewielers Amsterdam](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_01_Siegried-Road-delivered-through-Kaptein-Tweewielers-Amsterdam_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)
![Happy chap riding a bike on an empty road](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_22_Happy-chap-riding-a-bike-on-an-empty-road_500px.jpg)
![Kleo Carbon pedals (by Look) on the front crank on the BSA bottom bracket](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_15_Kleo-Carbon-pedals-by-Look-on-the-front-crank-on-the-BSA-bottom-bracket_500px.jpg)
![The seatpost clamp is integrated in the minimal AL6061-T6 aluminium, triple butted aero tubing frame](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_13_The-seatpost-clamp-is-integrated-in-the-minimal-AL6061-T6-aluminium-triple-butted-aero-tubing-frame_500px.jpg)
![The rear wheel is fixed using a 'crocodile' belt tensioning system](/blog/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/images/i_14_The-rear-wheel-is-fixed-using-a-crocodile-belt-tensioning-system_500px.jpg)