Originally Posted by jiangshi

I raced on 7s DA AX, and then 6s DA 7400 BITD. It would make absolutely no sense to have to be in top gear to shift. The entire advantage was being in the middle of the cog and sprint without having to worry as much about blowing a shift. That was a game changer. When 7400 was new, you could ride an entire race in friction, so the guys next to you had no idea you could clunk, clunk, clunk when it came to the final sprint. In 1984-85, and even 1986, a lot of folks were still racing friction, and indexed shifting was not all that common in races.

Thanks for acknowledging your mistake. My biggest complaint about this forum is people who others look up to sometimes put out misinformation that lives forever in a Google search. This was evident in the recent 'other De Rosa' thread. If you know something, say something. If you think you know something, you probably don't.