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A throw back to the past and I did used to use it, as can be observed when I took my old immersion tank to the scrapper!
Put a nice new saddle on it though!
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They were, but there is a technique in riding it, because when you turn the handle bars you need to keep your knees out wide, otherwise the bars will not be able to be turned enough. And to think, I picked it up for tenner (they wouldn't accept my original offer of a fiver!) at a place I was working at, some 33 years ago, where it used to be used (for many years) by the trades persons taking their tools etc around the site to carry out maintenance works etc.Love the handebars, I have funny wrists and straight bars make them ache after a while. Yours look very comfortable
There are a few diehard fans of "retro" bikes that still love downtube shifters.CjH you may be interested in https://www.cyclechat.net/
Nice bike.
Does anyone still ride road bikes with the gear shifters located on the down tube or is this now totally a thing of the past?
Nice bike - and self-built - impressive!Well with all the responses (which I wasn't expecting)
Anyone one up for a dedicated thread for daily/weekly rides (if we are allowed, powers that be?)
And I also thought I should show you my self built franken-bike. View attachment 59357
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