Campy Racing Triple Front Derailleur
05-18-24, 06:19 PM
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Campy Racing Triple Front Derailleur
I’m looking for a Campy Racing Triple Front Derailleur and unsurprisingly can’t find one.
There are a number of Campy triples on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...fLoc=1&_sop=15
Since I’m using friction shifters does the group matter as long as they are braze-on and down pull?
I’m running a 50/39/30 crankset.
There are a number of Campy triples on eBay. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...fLoc=1&_sop=15
Since I’m using friction shifters does the group matter as long as they are braze-on and down pull?
I’m running a 50/39/30 crankset.
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My favorite derailleur for friction shifted triples is a plain old Nuovo Record. Most modern triple front derailleurs are designed to work with a specific combination of ramped and pinned chainrings, but I just do not use a standard combination. So for me, an older derailleur with a flat cage works best. With Campy indexed front shifting, the NR does not match the pull ratio, but I've found that Huret front derailleurs from the 70s work great.
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Sounds like good advice, thank you - old school NR is pretty solid stuff!
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The beauty of the friction shifting world is just about everything works with just about everything else.
So, the keys are proper cage width to reasonably match the chain, and curvature and drop to match the crankset.
So, the keys are proper cage width to reasonably match the chain, and curvature and drop to match the crankset.
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05-18-24, 11:01 PM
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When I put a (non-campy) triple on my road bike, the original 105 double FD, worked perfect. It had enough lateral travel (replaced cone and cup BB with slightly longer cartridge BB), and with just a road small ring, the cage was long enough for the chain to not drag, at least on the lower cogs (can't recall about the rest). So if you can't find a proper triple FD, a double might work.
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+1 on the classic 1037, they are great. Will shift most triples.
pro tip - find a middle chainring with ramps and pins. this will be a mountain bike part. Really makes coming off the small ring much easier.
let me know if you need one. I also can heli-coil the clamp bolt so it will never strip.
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pro tip - find a middle chainring with ramps and pins. this will be a mountain bike part. Really makes coming off the small ring much easier.
let me know if you need one. I also can heli-coil the clamp bolt so it will never strip.
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My favorite derailleur for friction shifted triples is a plain old Nuovo Record. Most modern triple front derailleurs are designed to work with a specific combination of ramped and pinned chainrings, but I just do not use a standard combination. So for me, an older derailleur with a flat cage works best. With Campy indexed front shifting, the NR does not match the pull ratio, but I've found that Huret front derailleurs from the 70s work great.
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Oh yep, it has plenty of throw for a triple.
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If you aren't worried about being matchy-matchy, a Microshift or even (dare I say) Shimano triple front derailleur will even work. I've done this and as much as I hate to admit it, it shifts better than Campy Racing Triple front derailleurs. But with friction, or even the ratcheting front Ergos, any triple deraiilleur will do. The ones I mentioned don't have much branding on the front derailleur, so you can do it without looking like a heretic.
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If you aren't worried about being matchy-matchy, a Microshift or even (dare I say) Shimano triple front derailleur will even work. I've done this and as much as I hate to admit it, it shifts better than Campy Racing Triple front derailleurs. But with friction, or even the ratcheting front Ergos, any triple deraiilleur will do. The ones I mentioned don't have much branding on the front derailleur, so you can do it without looking like a heretic.
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Pretty much any that are made for triples. They’re easy to spot visually. They should look like this.
I grabbed that image from here, but it looks like they only have the black model in stock. It’s hard to find triple derailleurs new anymore. Shop around and you should be able to find something.
I grabbed that image from here, but it looks like they only have the black model in stock. It’s hard to find triple derailleurs new anymore. Shop around and you should be able to find something.
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I have a microshift 3x9 front derailleur, shifts great, but the spring is way too stiff for me, unable to use with gripshift. Trigger shifter is better but still high force. With downtube shifters it may be fine, but I'd still try to avoid. Unfortunately, typical shimano FDs have a different linkage, they won't mount straight on my braze-on adaptor for my bike (no FD braze on, diameter too big for all band-clamp FDs).
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I kept looking till I found the one I needed for my triple rebuild on my Colnago. Eventually they pop up on ebay, when you see it don't dally, buy it.
05-28-24, 06:36 AM
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I have a very old Campy NR front der for my Campy triple and it works. Barely, but it works. I don't spend much time in the big ring on this bike. All friction shift with Shimano bar ends.
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If you aren't worried about being matchy-matchy, a Microshift or even (dare I say) Shimano triple front derailleur will even work. I've done this and as much as I hate to admit it, it shifts better than Campy Racing Triple front derailleurs. But with friction, or even the ratcheting front Ergos, any triple deraiilleur will do. The ones I mentioned don't have much branding on the front derailleur, so you can do it without looking like a heretic.
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I converted my Pinarello from Dura Ace 740x to Racing T. I couldn't find a Racing T FD at the time so installed a Record FD. Works very well. The new ones like the Record have shapes in the cage to help in the shifting along with an angular movement when shifting. I tried to use a double but it wouldn't get past the big ring (52). The difference was in the length of the arms from the base to the cage.
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I converted my Pinarello from Dura Ace 740x to Racing T. I couldn't find a Racing T FD at the time so installed a Record FD. Works very well. The new ones like the Record have shapes in the cage to help in the shifting along with an angular movement when shifting. I tried to use a double but it wouldn't get past the big ring (52). The difference was in the length of the arms from the base to the cage.
What does the "QS" mean?
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I found this Record FD on FleaBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/17613902023...Bk9SR-ro99n4Yw
What does the "QS" mean?
What does the "QS" mean?
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