Originally Posted by
kookaburra1701
With installing the handlebars, does that mean I'd have to completely install the brakes and shifters from scratch? Do instructions on how to do that come with the bike? The Windsor is actually the closest to what I had in my mind's eye for this bike. Looks like the first "adult" bicycle I had as a teen.
The shifter and brakes were installed on the handlebars, along with the cables. I simply had to slide the quill stem into the headset, adjust the stem to my liking, and tighten with a hex key. There were basic instructions with the bike, and Bikes Direct sent me a PDF of the directions when they shipped the bike. I didn't find anything to be tricky, as the bike came needing only final assembly.