Originally Posted by
staehpj1
My comments about tools for adjustment were referring to adjusting the headset. That takes two big (32mm) heavy wrenches with a threaded headset. The good news is that I have never needed to adjust the headset while on tour.
BTW, I didn't mean to knock the Windsor at all. It is just that the Gran Turismo already has the gearing change that is needed for hilly or mountain touring and better wheels for about what it would cost to just fix the gearing. For someone who likes bar end shifters it is a better deal. That said I bet you will love the brifters.
I don't do much touring outside the Texas area, if at all so the gearing on the Windsor was more than appropriate for my area. I did look real hard at the motobecane though.