I rode a Raleigh Record when I was a kid. It was low end gas pipe, but it was better than the comparable Schwinn and that was good enough for me. I loved that bike and put a lot of miles on it. Then life intervened and I didn't ride for over 30 years. When I started again it just seemed natural to go back to what I loved. So I wanted to get an older bike that was a step up from the one I loved as a kid, preferably another Raleigh. I lucked into finding a Team Pro that was my size and my love of riding came right back. I never really considered getting a new bike. And I certainly wanted downtube shifters. I didn't really think about why, but obviously I was just trying to recapture my youth. And it worked pretty well.