Wear pro, ride slow
At that time, we had a film production facility in the backyard of our bar, which later became a bicycle shop. Back then, Stephan (Head of Design at Schindelhauer) brought the very first prototypes through the house entrance and I was totally amazed by the Siegfried. Since I'm a very visual person, I really wanted to buy the Siegfried. Luckily, I was able to convince Stephan and thus received one of the first Siegfrieds before they were even in the shop. In addition, when I buy a bike, the saddle has to be comfortable, but it also has to look cool. Accordingly, I customize my bikes a lot. For instance, I don't like the curved handlebars on Schindelhauers. So I bought new handlebars and new grips. I also remove all the spacers on the stem just to give it a sportier look. Wear pro, ride slow. (laughs) I like minimalism and little colour. It's not necessarily mass-compatible, it's more of a hobby. 10 years ago the market wasn't ready for it, but today you can see a Schindelhauer on every corner of Hamburg. (laughs)