Originally Posted by
StuBotNYC
Thanks!!!
It does bring me joy
Once you get used to the retro downtube shifting its pretty smooth, keeps you focused on where the chain is and what youre doing, not so great on downshift approaching intersections.
Haha yeah, that was my issue this past summer when I bought a Panasonic DX3000. I had not run downtube shifting in almost 30 years, so it took sometime getting used to it. The DX3000 is from 1985 so it also has friction shifting. Another thing to get used to, but boy is it fun once your on board.