campy or shimano

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:21:32 -0400, bobqzzi
wrote:

Paul..so you're saying 10sp Campy shifters/campy derailer will operate
a 9 speed Shimano Cassette? I have one bike set-up wirh Record 9sp
shifters, Recing T derailler, and Shimano wheel cassette, and it works
great.

Peter Chisolm found that the 10 sp shifters shift the 9sp Shimano
cassette just as well as 9sp levers if not better. From Sheldon
Brown's site:

Campagnolo 9-speed 4.55 mm 1.75 mm 2.8 mm
Shimano 9-speed 4.34 mm 1.78 mm 2.56 mm
Campagnolo 10-speed 4.12 mm 1.7 mm 2.42 mm

This leads me to believe that the new Shimano 10, which is 3.9 mm cog
to cog may shift Campy 10 fine. I'm a bit suspicious of the new
chain, which has to handle cogs that are 1.6 mm thick and think that a
std. 10 sp chain will work better.

"Paul Kopit" wrote in message
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On 14 Jul 2003 11:29:12 -0700, (Andy M-S)
wrote:

No need for adaptors. I have an Ultegra drivetrain shifted by Campy
10s shifters. The trick is to route the shifter cable to the other
side of the bolt on the derailer. It works perfectly. Go here for
details:

If you have a Campy rear derailleur, you don't have to do anything.

I was just going to say that. Seems that if you leave the extra click on
the 11/12t end of the cassette, the rest shifts fine. Had a friend that
needed a wheel built for his C10 while I was building up his bike. Didn't
have time to get him both, so I got a D/A 9sp wheel, installed it, adjusted
things a little, and away it went.

Mike

David- I recently bought a new Trek
5500 with a Dura-Ace triple drivetrain. I had the
LBS switch the rear to an 11-32 Deore XT
cassette and XTR rear derailleur so I could manage
the long steep climbs BRBR
I've never used Campy,
but have been told you don't have those kinds of
flexibility and options with Campy. BRBR

28t small ring and 13-29 tooth cogset, with Campagnolo-same or similar to the
32t cog and 30t small ring. of shimano-

Plus no need to change the rear der...cheaper also-

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Bob- Paul..so you're saying 10sp Campy shifters/campy derailer will operate
a 9 speed Shimano Cassette? I have one bike set-up wirh Record 9sp
shifters, Recing T derailler, and Shimano wheel cassette, and it works
BRBR

Just did this-Campagnolo 10s shifters and rear der, shimano 9s cassette and
chain, works great.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 04:42:14 GMT, "Lewdvig"
wrote:

Also, notice how old Campy bikes are collectable and old Shimano bikes are
just old. If you have an heirloom frame keep this in mind.

This is because *back when*, Shimano was significantly worse than
Campagnolo. THat is not currently the case.

Jasper