allenh":3coglnse said:legrandefromage":3coglnse said:Fit Campag everything, it just works!
There fixed that for ya
....except Campag never made an indexed down tube shifter that actually worked.
allenh":3coglnse said:legrandefromage":3coglnse said:Fit Campag everything, it just works!
There fixed that for ya
Woz":2v5pjsak said:allenh":2v5pjsak said:legrandefromage":2v5pjsak said:Fit Campag everything, it just works!
There fixed that for ya
....except Campag never made an indexed down tube shifter that actually worked.
legrandefromage":3204yamx said:allenh":3204yamx said:legrandefromage":3204yamx said:Dont Fit Campag anything, it just doesnt work!
There fixed that for ya
You sure?
Woz":mad4dyct said:/\
I remember those days too. Even by Campags own admission, they focused on beautiful parts rather than getting it to work reliably.
Delta brakes, Synchros shifters, no floating top jockey wheel, late clipless pedal disasters, and not forgetting the MTBs tank like gruppos let the door wide open. Bear in mind too it was considerably more expensive too.
I guess the turning point was when you started to see Shimano hanging on Colnagos etc. and Dura-Ace kitted bikes coming over the finish line first. Jap crap suddenly wasn't Jap crap but capable.
I always thing it sad that Suntour fell behind during the battle to rule the roost.
NeilM":2p4zdn1d said:As a relative newcomer to all things road, I find the issues with Campag are price and compatibility.
When I put together my 1978 clubmans bike, the starting point was a set of Campag cranks. Little did I know the trouble I would have getting a BB to fit. In the end I managed, with the help of 1970's guru Midlife, to build a bitsa BB using a combination of parts. Later when building an early 90's Basso, that just had to be Campag I found compatibility an issue and prices high in comparison to similar quality Shimano.
I like the function of Campag, the kit I have used has worked really well, but I am unlikely to use it again as it is pricey stuff to experiment with.
NeilM":1cmol7fj said:The bottom bracket was THE biggest single ball ache I had when putting the clubmans bike together, even when I knew exactly what I was looking for finding it was a nightmare, £125 for a tatty but complete Nuovo Record BB with knackered cups, or a mishmash of mismatched parts purporting to be something they are not... I spent way too many hours of my life trying to sort out what was what. Trouble is, the Yanks and collectors will pay a bomb for good Campag, where as rare Shimano bits (Dura Ace 7400 brake / shifters for instance) are just difficult to find and have a price because of that.
Still, if we all used the same stuff, think how boring that would be. :mrgreen: