90's Campag Compatibility?

[kbmpi]

Just my two cents, but I think the most comfortable and nicest shape hoods are a the latest ones. Large surface area, very good grip, asymmetric design. Beats the old pointed top with miles. : )

 

[Newman8]

Just 2 more things forgot to add:

If you were to stick to downtube friction shifters, matching speeds is not relevant - but in my experience, as you get more speeds with closer spacing, consistently good changing becomes trickier.

Ambrosio make a range of Campag spaced cassettes to fit Shimano freehub. Massively increases your choices if you're shopping for 2nd hand wheelsets. There always seems to be more Shimano stuff at keen prices!

I had a pair of old Shamal on 8-spd Record. To use with 10-spd I swapped the rear to a Gipiemme Tecno (exactly the same rim) on a shiny Royce Venus hub with Shimano freehub. This will take the Ambrosio cassette... However - I also recently got some Ambrosio Excellence rims on Novatec Campag hubs & I'm so pleased with those that I don't expect to bring the Shamals back out even in summertime...

Ps.
As for stuff wearing out, I've done about 2k miles in the last 6 months & my Veloce stuff is superb - it was a mix of new & 2nd hand - but all still feels great.
Just a bit fed up with the filthy weather & having to wash everything down after every ride!

 

[bikenut2010]

I'm a bit of an addict of older Campy group sets, I have an 8 speed chorus on a Pinarello which is a little agricultural but very sure-footed. 8 speed chains are good and chunky and cheap to replace.
The missus has 9 speed Daytona on an ALU + De Rosa which feels the same.
The only issues with both of the above is you need a a firm shift onto the small chainring, maybe there's a case for new cables!
I also use 10 speed 2000 Centaur (pictured) but my favourite is a Daccordi 9 speed Veloce, curiously a lower end group set. Clearly it's difficult to compare fairly, given the age of cables, pivot wear etc etc.
I think when 11 speed was introduced not all Campag compatible wheel sets had hubs that would accept 11 speed cassettes. I know for sure Hope didn't in 2010.

 

[NeilM]

I'm a bit of an addict of older Campy group sets, I have an 8 speed chorus on a Pinarello which is a little agricultural but very sure-footed. 8 speed chains are good and chunky and cheap to replace.
The missus has 9 speed Daytona on an ALU + De Rosa which feels the same.
The only issues with both of the above is you need a a firm shift onto the small chainring, maybe there's a case for new cables!
I also use 10 speed 2000 Centaur (pictured) but my favourite is a Daccordi 9 speed Veloce, curiously a lower end group set. Clearly it's difficult to compare fairly, given the age of cables, pivot wear etc etc.
I think when 11 speed was introduced not all Campag compatible wheel sets had hubs that would accept 11 speed cassettes. I know for sure Hope didn't in 2010.

That's a really useful comparison, thanks.

I already have some Veloce cranks and an Italian threaded matching BB, which came to me as part of a swap. This is what prompted my Campag train of thought when I was offered the bike. I shall have to do some pondering.

Newman: I didn't know about the Ambrosio cassettes, I shall investigate that, thanks.

 

[foz]

Someone said shifters and cassette need to match, not the mech. That's not quite true, as really for indexed systems all three things need to match, although there are exceptions. A mech and shifter are designed to work together, to move the mech the correct amount for a given cable pull.

For everything to work well, you need to match the cable pull, shift ratio and sprocket spacing, and that's easiest to do by using parts that were designed to work together. The best place for info on possible combinations is here: http://www.ctc.org.uk/cyclists-library/ ... s/shimergo