My wife has exercise induced asthma, is not a competitive cyclist, but does ride daily in Portland and puts down a lot of miles.

She bought her Breezer in 2007 and it has stood up to tens of thousands of miles under what are pretty harsh conditions and some pretty heavy use.

I built up a vintage Peugeot for her that is a good 15 pounds lighter and when some health issues made riding the Breezer a little harder than it had been she really appreciated that.

The Breezer is a well made and well fitted out bicycle that has shown itself to be a very solid and dependable bicycle that may not be for everyone but really ticks off all the boxes if you want a European styled bicycle with the capacity to deal with North American riding habits.

The Breezer will be most suitable for winter riding here because of it's fenders and full chain case (which we added) which will keep the rider and the bicycle much cleaner.