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With fewer gears, I find myself adjusting my effort for the gear rather than adjusting the gear for my cadence. IYKWIM.
IDKEWYM. I've been riding an old 10 speed (2x5) recently with quite a wide block on the back (14-30 or some such), for the most part I think of it like riding a series of singlespeeds that I change between pretty sparingly. It's quite good for getting my lazy arse off the saddle.
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I tried downtube shifters on my Midnight Special. I really enjoyed it but ultimately switched to brifters for more…“spirited riding”. It’s a 10 speed set-up.
I wouldn’t use DT shifters for anything above 9 speed as the benefit of more gears is tweaking cadence, and this requires many trips to the downtube on a 10 speed bike. With fewer gears, I find myself adjusting my effort for the gear rather than adjusting the gear for my cadence. IYKWIM.
Anyway, I have a pair of Dia Compe micro-ratchet DT shifters for sale now. Looking for £30 as they’re in great nick.