tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719918380367363474.post7373992556368587917..comments2023-03-25T04:07:57.451-07:00Comments on The Year of the Bicycle: Volpe, meet VolpeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16454646736540616222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719918380367363474.post-48459985057554952002007-08-08T20:23:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:23:00.000-07:00It's not for downtube shifters, the braze on is mi...It's not for downtube shifters, the braze on is mid-tube, way too low for that. Don't forget that it hasn't been all that long since I had a bike with downtube shifters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454646736540616222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719918380367363474.post-81695388838486341312007-08-08T18:26:00.000-07:002007-08-08T18:26:00.000-07:00The braze on on the down tube was probably for a d...The braze on on the down tube was probably for a downtube shifter. There should be one on each side, unless it was originally assembled as a 5 speed with a single chain ring. Most early 10 speeds had downtube shifters. Stem shifters came along later. Some luddite racers still use downtube shifters.Old Fat and Slowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407920445616132091noreply@blogger.com