Quote Originally Posted by Vireo View Post
My sometimes commuter is circa 1988. It was originally built with downtube shifters then I put STI's on it and now it is back to downtube shifters.
Why the switch back?

When I first got my Madeleine, it took me forever (it seemed) to get used to the new style of shifters.

But when I tried to ride my old bike after awhile, I felt very unsafe trying to use the downtube shifters.

Hmmmm, I wonder if I still remember how to shift the new shifters, having now been OFF the bike longer than I was on it . . .