[MENTION=111144]Andy_K[/MENTION] - Gorgeous bike and good job! I got my first bike with integrated shift/brake levers last summer on my Straggler. I shift a LOT with those because it's so darned easy. On my '78 Univega 5 speed (rear) with downtube shifters I shift a lot less. In part because there are fewer choices & bigger jumps between cogs (it's a 14-32 freewheel), but I'm still a bit wobbly. I definitely don't try to shift, say, if I'm coming to a complex intersection or on a busy road. I just suck it up and wait until I'm in a more comfortable location.

Keep it up - practice.