Update +1000km 🚲

Here you go. This is my latest update on the Roadmeister (VeloBuild VB-R-099) for now.

Over the last months I did a variety of rides. Solo rides, group rides or rides as part of a triathlon. Rides in excellent weather ☀️, … more >>

317 km update 🚴

Coming soon….

Update 25th of August 2021:
Apologies…. Sorry…. Really sorry…. 😳 Shame on me…..
The update wasn’t “Coming soon”.

The good news is, see https://roadmeister.cc/update-1000km… more >>

Bike Computer 🖥️

You can’t be a meister (master) on the road without having a proper bike computer.

I’ve decided to go for the Wahoo Elemnt Roam because of its robust look & feel, simplicity and display specs. It’s easy to read the … more >>

170 km update 🚴

Today I decided to take a few hours off to go for a ride to my hometown Amsterdam.

After 20 km’s I experienced some creaking noise from either the seatpost or the saddle clamp when riding over a bump. I … more >>

84 km update 🚴

Just a quick update. After the previous post “Getting Ready for Take-Off” my second ride was to the office in the morning (Amersfoort, the Netherlands) and back home again in the afternoon with a combined total of 59 … more >>

Getting ready for takeoff 🚀

✔️ Grease the chain, cassette and crank
✔️ Tighten the bolts

The very first ride on the Roadmeister. Just a short 25km ride to test the bike. First impression: Great!
As this was just a quick test ride I’ll review … more >>

Finish line in sight 🏁

The finish line is in sight. The Roadmeister is almost ready to go out for its first ride. But before that, the handlebar tape needs to be added, the bottle cages to be attached, pedals (Look Keo 2 Max Carbon), … more >>

The Chain ⛓️

Apparently it’s not just opening up the box and add the chain. It’s a bit more complicated than that. There seems to be a variety of methods to make sure you’ll get to the right chain length. I’ve decided to … more >>

Bleeding the brakes 🧪

Time to bleed the brakes. I felt like a real chemist with these tools and pinkish liquid. It was an easy job to do. I did the rear brake twice as I had the impression there wasn’t enough tension after … more >>