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Originally Posted by creekster
All you racer weight weenie types . . . . I'll have you know that in the touring community down-tube shifters are considerd desireable, becasue they can be easily replaced if broken and you are on the road to timbuktu. Moreover, I still have a cannondale crit frame, circa 89 or 90 with shimano 600 (Ultegra before they called it ultegra) down-tube sifters that I love and ride evry now and again just for fun. It is one of the stiffest and most responsive frames I have ever been on (but doing a long century on it can be bad on the back). So don't bag on the down tube shifters, they still work for some of us gray-haired geezers.
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Hey old man!!! I think the neighbor kids are playing on your lawn again.