Daddy, what’s he doing?
Oh honey, that man is shifting gears.
What?
Those are downtube shifters.
What is down tube?
Well honey, those are another kind of shifter that activate the derailleur to move the chain on the cogset, they’re just a bit antiquated and rather inconvenient when compared to the STI levers you have on your tricycle.
Why is he doing that?
Well honey, he appears to be kind of a retro grouch.
Like Oscar?
Yeah I guess, he’s sort of like Oscar, and he has a thing for steel too.
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