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Old 03-20-13 | 10:13 AM
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From: Near St. Louis, Missouri

Bikes: Giant Defy Advanced, Breezer Doppler Team, Schwinn Twinn Tandem, Windsor Tourist, 1954 JC Higgens

I bought a Windsor Tourist last year from BD. As stdlrf11 said, the pedals weren't much but I had some Crank Bros pedals to put on it anyway. There was some assembly involved, but it wasn't too bad. However I've done my own bike maintenance for decades so YMMV.

The Tourist is about 10 lbs heavier than my nice carbon fiber Giant. It's not nearly the same quality. However I'll be using it again this year on a 5-day, 250 mile tour on a crushed limestone bike path as its fat tires are the right tool for the job. I also use it for night riding and times when there's ice and snow on the ground.

Overall a great value so far.
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