Campag rear mech compatibility

[troy_e]

Does anyone know if the older derailleurs from the pre-ergo era work fine with ergo shifters? ie. do they have the same shift ratio?

Any help will be much appreciated!

T

 

[hamster]

Certainly the older MTB ones (early 90's) worked fine for me with pre-2001 ergos.
Remember that the cable pull changed in 2001, so only all pointy-top ergos should be OK, or the round top ones without the speed designation on the hood front.

 

[David B]

Certainly the older MTB ones (early 90's) worked fine for me with pre-2001 ergos.
Remember that the cable pull changed in 2001, so only all pointy-top ergos should be OK, or the round top ones without the speed designation on the hood front.

^^^What he said, really. Anything designed for Campag's Syncro indexing system - especially 8 speed as Ergo and down-tube levers existed almost side-by-side for that era [1] - should be OK. Pre-Syncro mechs may be a bit more of a gamble, though, but if they have an adjustable cable tensioning stop the potential to make it work after a fashion is there.

David

[1] I know this 'cause I went back to down tube levers for a while after my 8sp Ergos packed up, circa 1997.

 

[mattsccm]

Pre 2000 lower level rear mechs work fine with QS Ergo levers. Well mine do.