Oh, agreed, derailleurs haven't advanced at all. I was comparing downtube shifters to ergo/sti levers
the beauty of bicycle is that you can simply removed the downtube shifter, put in those adaptor so you can change gear on the brake levers instead.
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the beauty of bicycle is that you can simply removed the downtube shifter, put in those adaptor so you can change gear on the brake levers instead.