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 >>

Bottom Bracket BB86 Press 🏋️

Bench press I know, but the bottom bracket press is completely new to me…

Earlier on I’ve already posted about these confusing bottom brackets. Since the cable routing into the frame has been done (which is an easy job without … more >>

Position the shifters/levers 📍

I’ve watched the video at the end of this post to get some info on how to position the shifters/levers. I think I’ve got them how I want them and can always tweak a bit if necessary. It’s finally starting … more >>

Cable routing handlebar/headset 🛣️

Time to route the cables through the handlebar/headset. As I’ve previously very quickly tried to get these extremely stiff cables into the handlebar I decided to make my life a little easier. I bought myself the, imho quite expensive, internal … more >>

Derailleur cable into shifter 🔌

We’re making progress 💯.

After the internal cabling routing I attached the derailleur cables to the shifters/levers of my Dura Ace Groupset. See the slideshow below. The YouTube video at the bottom of this post learned me how to do … more >>