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@ColinTheBald
Gears was new-fangled when I were a lad, so downtube were cutting edge. Still have Simplex retrofrictions on the '82 Gios and my 70s tourer, anything else would be heresy. Besides, they are totally intuitive after one ride and were good enough for Merckx.