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Campagenstein Lives!
Hi all,
I just took my completely remodelled Apollo VI (circa 1982) for a successful test ride. I managed to transplant Campag Chorus 10 speed derailleur, brakes, hubs, Centaur ergo levers onto a newly space blue powder coated frame. Brooks pro saddle and new white cork tape to finish. Looks brilliant. I managed to keep the old front derailleur on as someone advised here previously. At this time I would like to thank everyone on this newsgroup who helped me with their kind advice as I am sure I would have needed serious bike shop intervention without it! You peoples are the best! In the end, I still needed a bike shop to help me to remove the headset cups and put them back in but not a bad effort. Ebay truly did save me a packet, but I think I got reamed on the wheels as that's the only parts which are clapped out. Still, they are only for training and BMXing on [love those bunny hops] (not really...well, actually it's true, I cannot tell a lie) . After a 50km ride today I can attest that it ****es on my carbon Bianchi from a VERY great height. Cheers & thanks again! CN |
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Campag_nut Wrote: Hi all, After a 50km ride today I can attest that it ****es on my carbon Bianchi from a VERY great height. Cheers & thanks again! CN What makes it better? - all subjective opinion of course but it would be interesting to read. Each year I look at my main bike, a 1983 531C Hillman, and I add or modify a bit here and there and it keeps me going. But sometimes I wonder, should I just start again from scratch with something new. Most recent fiddle; converting my 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 screw on Sachs cluster to 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 canniblizing cogs out of an 8 speed cluster I picked up on ebay on Monday. RoryW -- Rory Williams |
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Campag_nut wrote:
After a 50km ride today I can attest that it ****es on my carbon Bianchi from a VERY great height. I went to Revolve (the Canberra dump shop) on Sunday, and almost bought a not-quite-sure-what steel frame with a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hub in the back. I ended up with a slightly-battered "stealth" battery-powered electric lawnmower instead, for $15. There's no accounting for taste, eh? ;-) BTH |
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On May 5, 7:06 pm, "Campag_nut" wrote:
Hi all, I just took my completely remodelled Apollo VI (circa 1982) for a successful test ride. I managed to transplant Campag Chorus 10 speed derailleur, brakes, hubs, Centaur ergo levers onto a newly space blue powder coated frame. Brooks pro saddle and new white cork tape to finish. Looks brilliant. I managed to keep the old front derailleur on as someone advised here previously. At this time I would like to thank everyone on this newsgroup who helped me with their kind advice as I am sure I would have needed serious bike shop intervention without it! You peoples are the best! In the end, I still needed a bike shop to help me to remove the headset cups and put them back in but not a bad effort. Ebay truly did save me a packet, but I think I got reamed on the wheels as that's the only parts which are clapped out. Still, they are only for training and BMXing on [love those bunny hops] (not really...well, actually it's true, I cannot tell a lie) . After a 50km ride today I can attest that it ****es on my carbon Bianchi from a VERY great height. Just did a similar (but not quite so involved) upgrade to my commuter (note: N=1). An early 90's Giant Cadex which had a chequered history of components, 7sp shimano rsx100 mostly. Shimergo butcher was as follows: - campy mirage 10sp shifters - 9sp tiagra cassette - 9sp tiagra hub (I just wanted the freehub.. but figured a spare hub wouldn't go astray.. my current one is getting old in the tooth) - 9sp sram chain - cinelli cork tape in black (mmmmmm .. comfy) all the above was AU$250 uk mail-order - swapped the freehubs over.. wheel surprisingly didn't need redishing. - Wired up the ergos to my shimano derailleurs, hubbub wrap-around on the back to compensate for the different cable pull, crossed cables for tidy front cable routing and voila!.. It all works a treat, shifts nice and cleanly with no problems. very nice ride to and from work the last couple of days. |
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