Campag_nut Wrote:
Hi,


Sorry the question after all that is, now that I have an entire new
Campag
compatible drivetrain incl rims, chain etc, can I get away with keeping
my
old friction shift front Suntour ARX derailleur, or should I plan on
getting
a new 10 speed one of those too?

The only other question is whether or not it is easy to obtain a cable
stop
for the down tube to run the cables properly (if I am lucky I might be
able
to cover the hole where the shifters are on the down tube with this)?

Many thanks for any thoughts you may have on this.

CN

I run 8 speed chorus levers onto a Suntour ARX front changer with no
problems. To stretch the issue all the way I have a 46/36/26 triple
set up which all work perfectly. I am only running 7 cogs on the back.
I'm not sure how the ARX front will handle the variation in chainline
if you have more than that.

Shouldn't be too hard to find a simple band adapter to provide cable
stops on the down tube. These were common for bikes that had the
shifters mounted on the stem. For the ability to fine tune the cables
it may be better to get some of the units which attached to the
braze-ons for the down tube shifters as they have barrel adjusters for
cable tension.

RoryW


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Rory Williams