Windsor Bikes

(Gary Cole) writes:

Does anyone know anything,good or bad, about Windsor Bikes? I'm
planing on buying one but cant get any independent info.

Is Windsor still in business? They were a well known maker a while
ago but I thought they were long gone. I have a Windsor Profesional
(Spanish spelling as it was "Hecho in Mexico") track bike that's
probably 25 years old or so- a nice bike, basically a Cinelli copy.

"Tim McNamara" wrote in message
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(Gary Cole) writes:

Does anyone know anything,good or bad, about Windsor Bikes? I'm
planing on buying one but cant get any independent info.

Is Windsor still in business? They were a well known maker a while
ago but I thought they were long gone. I have a Windsor Profesional
(Spanish spelling as it was "Hecho in Mexico") track bike that's
probably 25 years old or so- a nice bike, basically a Cinelli copy.

One of my sons has a Windsor track bike. It is nothing special but a decent
value. I believe that someone purchased the Windsor name and started
importing low-end bikes with the Windsor name. My son's bike came from
www.bikesdirect.com

"RWM" wrote:
One of my sons has a Windsor track bike. It is nothing special but a decent
value. I believe that someone purchased the Windsor name and started
importing low-end bikes with the Windsor name. My son's bike came from
www.bikesdirect.com

Oh, THAT jerk... he bought the Motobecane name, too!

"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message
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"RWM" wrote:
One of my sons has a Windsor track bike. It is nothing special but a
decent
value. I believe that someone purchased the Windsor name and started
importing low-end bikes with the Windsor name. My son's bike came from
www.bikesdirect.com

Oh, THAT jerk... he bought the Motobecane name, too!

And a few others.

On 2004-06-12, Tim McNamara wrote:

(Gary Cole) writes:

Does anyone know anything,good or bad, about Windsor Bikes? I'm
planing on buying one but cant get any independent info.

Is Windsor still in business? They were a well known maker a while
ago but I thought they were long gone. I have a Windsor Profesional
(Spanish spelling as it was "Hecho in Mexico") track bike that's
probably 25 years old or so- a nice bike, basically a Cinelli copy.

As it should be, since the founder of Windsor in Mexico was a former
Cinelli employee. And another Windsor employee (Tim Isaac) left to become
the frame designer at Trek in the early 1980's.

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-John )

"RWM" wrote:
One of my sons has a Windsor track bike. It is nothing special but a decent
value. I believe that someone purchased the Windsor name and started
importing low-end bikes with the Windsor name. My son's bike came from
www.bikesdirect.com

Garrison Hilliard wrote:
Oh, THAT jerk... he bought the Motobecane name, too!

"bought" ? really??

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

John Thompson writes:

On 2004-06-12, Tim McNamara wrote:

(Gary Cole) writes:

Does anyone know anything,good or bad, about Windsor Bikes? I'm
planing on buying one but cant get any independent info.

Is Windsor still in business? They were a well known maker a while
ago but I thought they were long gone. I have a Windsor
Profesional (Spanish spelling as it was "Hecho in Mexico") track
bike that's probably 25 years old or so- a nice bike, basically a
Cinelli copy.

As it should be, since the founder of Windsor in Mexico was a former
Cinelli employee.

Yup, it's a very faithful Cinelli copy and rides very nicely. I
raced it in the velodrome for a few years and now use it as my
commuter and fun single speed bike with a coaster brake hub.

And another Windsor employee (Tim Isaac) left to
become the frame designer at Trek in the early 1980's.

Possibly the same Tim Isaac who started Match in the NorthWest and
built some Rivendell frames until going out of business?

On 2004-06-13, Tim McNamara wrote:

John Thompson writes:

And another Windsor employee (Tim Isaac) left to
become the frame designer at Trek in the early 1980's.

Possibly the same Tim Isaac who started Match in the NorthWest and
built some Rivendell frames until going out of business?

Quite likely. After leaving Trek, Isaac worked for Raleigh-USA in
Washington.

I have some pics of my TS Isaac bike he

http://www.os2.dhs.org/pictures/gallery/bikes

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-John )

A Muzi wrote in message ...
"RWM" wrote:
One of my sons has a Windsor track bike. It is nothing special but a decent
value. I believe that someone purchased the Windsor name and started
importing low-end bikes with the Windsor name. My son's bike came from
www.bikesdirect.com

Garrison Hilliard wrote:
Oh, THAT jerk... he bought the Motobecane name, too!

"bought" ? really??

I'm not too sure there, but I thought MBK still existed in some form
when
David Sander started using the "Motobecane" mark and it follows that
Sander probably did pay a minor amount for the complete rights (or, of
course, maybe not).

p.s. About the new "Windsor":
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...otobecane%2522

Tim McNamara wrote:

Is Windsor still in business? They were a well known maker a while
ago but I thought they were long gone. I have a Windsor Profesional
(Spanish spelling as it was "Hecho in Mexico") track bike that's
probably 25 years old or so- a nice bike, basically a Cinelli copy.

Oh, that must be the model Eddy set the hour record on. ;-

See:
http://tinyurl.com/2ghpv

Art Harris