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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
any 8 speed levers would work with the shimano cassette spacing (and rear hub),
but I believe you'll also need to put a campy 8 speed rear derailleur on the bike. the calipers won't matter... it's campy calipers that can't be used with shimano levers, because campy calipers don't have the release lever on them. |
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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
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... My wife's Ultegra STI 8 speed levers are trashed. I want to replace them with a Campy Ergo. Is there any Campy Erro set that will work without replacing the calipers and the rear hub? Yes. Get any Campagnolo Ergo Nine , a Campagnolo rear derailleur, a SRAM or Shimano nine cassette and a new chain. The levers include a cable set. You can switch the whole thing over in an hour or less and probably at less cost than replacing the Shimano levers. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
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bob wrote: My wife's Ultegra STI 8 speed levers are trashed. I want to replace them with a Campy Ergo. Is there any Campy Erro set that will work without replacing the calipers and the rear hub? You can run Campy 8, 9 or 10 speed without replacing the hub or calipers. The calipers are a non-issue. For 8 or 9 speed you can just use a Shimano cassette. For 10 speed you'd need a conversion cassette such as the one from American Classic. |
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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
campyo- any 8 speed levers would work with the shimano cassette spacing (and
rear hub), but I believe you'll also need to put a campy 8 speed rear derailleur on the bike. BRBR Nope, any Campagnolo rear der will work with ERGO of any speed... it's campy calipers that can't be used with shimano levers, because campy calipers don't have the release lever on them. BRBR Not true, the lack of QR is only a problem with really fat tires, like 28c.... Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
"bob" wrote in message
... My wife's Ultegra STI 8 speed levers are trashed. I want to replace them with a Campy Ergo. Is there any Campy Erro set that will work without replacing the calipers and the rear hub? Bob: I've done this upgrade several times now. Easiest coversion is to get some 8-speed Ergopower shifters and a Campagnolo rear derailleur from before 2000. Ebay. Your 8-speed cog spacing is 4.8mm center to center. The Campagnolo wants 5.0mm spacing, but in practice its usually close enough. Worst case: add a few 7-speed spacers to your cassette, or a few aluminum beer-can spacers to widen-out the cassette a tad. Advice: The actuation ratio difference between Shimano and Campagnolo rear derailleurs is so large that the shifters and deraillers should be matched. The best information I currently have is the following: Shimano: 1.67:1 Dura-Ace pre 1998: about 1.8:1 Campagnolo (pre-2000): 1.43:1 Campagnolo (post 1999): 1.50:1 Sachs New Success:: about 1.6:1 SRAM 1:1: 1.0:1 This is the ratio between the shifter cable pull, and how far on average the derailleur moves across the cogs. Any techs out there have anything better than this? |
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Campy Ergo levers on Shimano 8 speed cassette
Sachs Ergo should work with your wife's setup. The down side is that the Sachs are the older, longer style ergo levers that may not work with smaller hands. Mike Mike: I have just installed a new Sachs Ergopower 8-speed setup on a bike. I tried an Ultegra rear. It overshifted slightly. Same with an XT rear derailleur. In both cases, 6 of 8 the cogs shifted well. Then I installed a Sachs New Success rear derailleur. Works like a charm. Bottom line: Sachs Ergo shifters are not very compatible with Shimano rear derailleurs. I am going to try a Mavic 840 derailleur next. I've been told that this should work, but so was the Shimano. |
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