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I Love My Windsor Hour!

Old 03-17-09, 06:08 AM
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Old 03-17-09, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by muckymucky
sry what tires?
They are cheap Cheng Shin tires, you can get them on ebay for about $30 a pair shipped.
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Old 03-17-09, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by muckymucky
sry what tires?
yeah cheng shin tires
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Old 03-18-09, 02:25 PM
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would a fuji track pro fork work with my hour frame?
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Old 03-18-09, 02:37 PM
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^^ why?

there needs to be more pics in this thread!! i know more people have this one of a kind bike!! haha
...i wasnt going to post this but there is a shortage of pics.

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Old 03-19-09, 11:26 AM
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here is my mine
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Old 03-19-09, 02:54 PM
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Upgrades: Lime machined front/teal rear Velocity Deep Vs, Michelin DYNAMIC 700X23 tires, 17T 1/8" Rockwerks cog, power grips, cheap platform pedals, oury grips, Ritchey riser bar, tektro front brake, brooks b17 saddle, PB Superflash, front basket that I'll probably sell soon
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My Windsor Hour and my Fuji Track



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Old 03-19-09, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by DryBlaze
My Windsor Hour and my Fuji Track



those frames have to behave quite similarly.
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Old 03-20-09, 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by foofmaster
^^ why?

there needs to be more pics in this thread!! i know more people have this one of a kind bike!! haha
...i wasnt going to post this but there is a shortage of pics.

what giro helmet is that?
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Old 03-20-09, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DryBlaze
My Windsor Hour and my Fuji Track
how do you ride 2 bikes that are so many sizes apart?

your hour looks like a 54cm and the track looks to be a 60cm?!
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Old 03-20-09, 08:16 AM
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why have two bikes with the exact same frame?

or am I mistaken in thinking the hour frame set is the same as the fuji.

I thought I read that somewhere.
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Originally Posted by trueno92
how do you ride 2 bikes that are so many sizes apart?

your hour looks like a 54cm and the track looks to be a 60cm?!
The track is a 58 and I picked up the hour as a good deal and a single speed carefree bike.
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Old 03-20-09, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by krio
here is my mine
I really like this!
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Originally Posted by makeinu
what giro helmet is that?
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krio...what rims? fusions?
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Old 03-21-09, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by foofmaster
krio...what rims? fusions?
They're velocity deep v's
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Old 04-01-09, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ddac
You guys riding a 52cm, any toe overlap?
None for me.
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Old 04-03-09, 02:12 AM
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I think I love this bike too much...

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Old 04-03-09, 11:14 AM
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question about size

So ive been reading this thread all morning and its made me want to get a windsor the hour. It will be my first fixed gear. The only thing im confused about is what size i should go for, Im just about 6'2, so would i go with a 56cm, a 58cm, or a 61cm? Any help would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by potatonate23
So ive been reading this thread all morning and its made me want to get a windsor the hour. It will be my first fixed gear. The only thing im confused about is what size i should go for, Im just about 6'2, so would i go with a 56cm, a 58cm, or a 61cm? Any help would be appreciated.
I believe the sizing is slightly different for Windsors. I remember someone saying that my 56cm is really more like a 52 or 53cm. You should probably go with the 61cm, according to Windsor's website.

https://www.windsorbicycles.com/sizing.htm <--- their sizing chart, so you can check for yourself.
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Old 04-03-09, 11:28 PM
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Yea I'm like 5ft 8in and got a 54 but i prolly should of went with a 56.
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Old 04-04-09, 09:36 PM
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i ordered my hour today and i didnt reach the sizing chart before ordering -___-, im 5'10 and i ordered a 54 is this going to be a big problem ?
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After having this bike for a few weeks and putting a good number of miles on it, I am in love with this bike. I have a front brake on order for it, and need to pick up some armadillo or gatorskin tires, since I have had 3 flats in 1 week from the goat heads here in albuquerque.

Ritchey threadless headset, FSA cranks, Formula hubs, 48x15 gear ratio works pretty good for me, pretty comfy saddle(rode 30 miles and my legs were feeling a lot more fatigued than my bum at the end). I was not expecting the quality of parts it came with for the price.



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