I'm in my 2nd season on a Windsor, and other than being heavy, it has performed just fine. My friend has a Motobecane, also heavy (of course his is a 64cm frame), performed just fine.....blah, blah, blah. Other than that, it's BD, you're on your own. I'm highly likely to buy my next bike at a LBS, not because of anything BD has done wrong, BD doesn't sell Lapierre.