Originally Posted by jfmckenna
Or perhaps, "Downtube shifters were the last necessary piece of shifting equipment ever made. And only the friction ones. STI is a waste of money and is no where near as reliable damn it"
You know they like the old stuff and the defend it in a grouchy way? I dont know?
You mean like this?
BAH!!! You youngsters with your fancy pancy STI shifters. Back in the day we used real reliable downtube friction shifters. We didn't need any handholding to get it into the right gear back then!!