Timeless bicycle design
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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