Schindelhauer Siegfried Road, a single speed road bike with belt drive
Minimal design, Gates carbon drive, completely silent riding.
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- Is the Schindelhauer Siegfried Road a good road bike?
- Topics
- Amsterdam · Durable · Freedom · bike · design · minimal · mobility · sport
- Full article on willem.com
- https://willem.com/en/2020-04-30_minimalistic-road-bike-with-gates-carbon-drive/
Summary
I bought a Schindelhauer Siegfried Road in 2020 and rode the first 1000 kilometers on it. It is a minimal single speed road bike with a Gates carbon belt drive that runs in complete silence and needs very little maintenance.
Full text
Schindelhauer is a Berlin company that has built minimal, technologically advanced bikes with the Gates Carbon Belt drive since 2009. The Siegfried Road comes with a brown leather Brooks Swift saddle and matching bar tape. I wanted a more modern look, so I replaced the bar tape, fitted a Brooks Cambium C13 carbon saddle, black Schwalbe Durano Plus tires and Look carbon click pedals, and installed a power meter and a Wahoo speed sensor. I ride it in fixed gear configuration: you are always in the right gear, you just pedal a little harder or faster. It feels connected, almost therapeutic. The belt drive is the perfect fit for a road bike: absolute silence, no chain slap, and after a wet ride you rinse the dirt off with a little water. The minimal black design drew constant questions from fellow cyclists.