Anybody Ever heard of Windsor Bike Company? - Triathlon Week

Sunfishbait · 07-20-2005, 06:45 AM

Hi everyone. I am a newbie to triathlons. I am training for my first sprint in the beginning of October. I have a line on a practically brand new aluminum bike with great components...Ultegra, Ritchey, Elita, Cane Creek, etc., but I have never heard of the company who makes the frame and fork....Windsor. Does anybody have any input on this company? Is this a quality bike or should I not waist any more time looking at it?

sfricks · 07-20-2005, 06:42 PM

Not familiar with this company, although, as with many things in life, you get what you pay for. Ask the bike shop about warranty and serviceability. Frame weight is not completely critical although when I went from my Trek 1000 to the 2300, the difference was incredible. I guess the factors are 1) budget, (if you can't afford it, it doesn't matter. Right?) and 2) serviceability (if they can't fix it or the company won't stand behind it, well...).

That said, I've been very happy with Trek. -0- complaints and one adjustment (bottom bracket - warrantied) in 5 years. Also, my son is a freak about his Felt. It's good looking, light, well equipped and has had no problems. No problems also means we have no experience with warranty. There could be 2 ways of looking at that I guess.

Hope this clarifies more than confuses. Good luck in your quest!

Scott

fittotri · 07-22-2005, 06:17 PM

Look on ebay. I have seen many from this company on there. Later.

Sunfishbait · 07-24-2005, 06:01 PM

Thanks guys. I looked on Ebay at these bikes and found a link to the company's website. They seem to have a fairly decent warranty (I think?): 5 years on all of the components and lifetime on the the frame and fork. Is that good?

sfricks · 07-26-2005, 06:52 AM

Will your local bike shop honor the warranty and do the work? If not them whom? You'll have to ship it back to the company in the event of a problem.

Great example happened to a friend just last weekend. He just received his $6000+ mail ordered bike and during Sunday's race the frame cracked. Now, he gets to mail it back at his expense and wait for a replacement to arrive. Of course Murphy lives here too and won't allow him to get the replacement before our championship race next weekend. He's sold his old bike and now has to rent a "cheap" and comparibly VERY heavy bike if he wan't to compete. I don't think he's very happy at the moment, but that's OK; I'll just take that trophy now! :)

For my $, I'm buying local and letting them deal with the headaches.