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Nostalgia

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nostalgia noun nos·tal·gia nä-ˈstal-jə nə-, also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl- 1: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition also : something that evokes nostalgia

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[–] Cagi@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 hours ago

"Special purpose" is unsettling.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Yeah ... Wtf

[–] an_onanist@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago

Wish they were more specific about the Special Purpose.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Ok.....I remember 10 speed bikes. I DON'T remember a stick shift.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It looks like they took an old friction shifter and made it look like a shift for a car for novelty purposes. I don't recall seeing any either but they probably weren't all that popular.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

They were likely trying to give some kind of visual reference and more lever length for a kid to make a friction shift without indexing. There was only a short time when downtube/lever shifters were indexed and it was really only mid tier and up. All the low end stuff was friction only. It is unlikely that most kids grasped when to shift the front versus the back, as this is a 2 × 5 speed. Most kids are doing pretty good if they can remember to brake mostly with the rear to avoid going over the bars.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Braking mostly with the rear brake is not good. Learn proper brake modulation and your front brake will be used much more often since it has a lot more stopping power. You won’t go otb if learn to brake properly and learn body positioning.

[–] UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago

my socks were neon green tyvm