Originally Posted by
markk900
bikemig Yes - downtube shifters. This incarnation of the bike has drop bars and I am at a point now where I am having a hard time with them; I still have no issue with downtube shifters.
I'd be interested in a 3x5 half step setup - please post if you do it.
Well it's half step plus a granny. That was a pretty common set up BITD with 5 or 6 in the rear so you could eke out some more gears. I picked up a raleigh super course a few years ago because I liked the gearing. It had a TA triple with 52/47/32 rings and a 14-32 (14-18-22-27-32) freewheel. I sold the frame as it was too small but kept the parts (a mix of first gen dura ace and campy plus the TA crank and freewheel). I plan to use that gearing on a Witcomb I picked up that i need to rebuild.