campagnolo euclid shifters

[andrew shaw]

Dont know if anyone out there can help me, but i was thinking of purchasing some euclid thumb shifters and i have seen some advertised as six speed. Can you use them as a seven speed, and how do they rate alongside shimano xt 2 thumb shifters?

Thank you,

Andy

 

[pete_mcc]

They can't be used as 7 speed as the spacing is different. The are designed to work specifically with campa not shimano so if you have 7 speed shimano cogs or mechs then use shimano xt - far superior in use.

 

[andrew shaw]

Shifters

Xt all the way then hey Pete. Thanks for that. What brake levers then. Avid ultimates maybe to go with the xt thumbies.

 

[hamster]

The cog spacing is the same between Campag and Shimano, but the cable pulled per click is different. So hubs and cassettes are inter-operable, but the mechs and shifters need to match, unless you run in friction mode.

 

[pete_mcc]

The cog spacing is the same between Campag and Shimano, but the cable pulled per click is different. So hubs and cassettes are inter-operable, but the mechs and shifters need to match, unless you run in friction mode.

Absolutely the spacing between 6 and 7 is different (granted the same for Campa and shimano), but it's .5mm out per cog, so don't use 6 with 7 spd cassette, unless in friction which is a real backward step, or unless you're building an 80s bike!

I love the Avid ultimate levers for looks, feel and adjustabilty, but depends if you're going for a US bling look or an all shimano look

 

[cchris2lou]

The cog spacing is the same between Campag and Shimano, but the cable pulled per click is different. So hubs and cassettes are inter-operable, but the mechs and shifters need to match, unless you run in friction mode.

unless you use the Sheldon brown technique , to tighten the cable on the other side of mech bolt and it should work .