Shimano free hub with campy?
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Shimano free hub with campy?
Ok maybe someone here can remind me...
I have a brand new set of I9 wheels with torch hubs that I was going to use as my spare set for the speedvagen. COVID has put the brakes on my circa 1992 de Rosa rehab. I’m wondering if I can use a 9 or 10spd shimano cassette with a mid-late ‘90’s campy group or do I need to get the campy free hub for the wheels and swap out?
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I have a brand new set of I9 wheels with torch hubs that I was going to use as my spare set for the speedvagen. COVID has put the brakes on my circa 1992 de Rosa rehab. I’m wondering if I can use a 9 or 10spd shimano cassette with a mid-late ‘90’s campy group or do I need to get the campy free hub for the wheels and swap out?
thanks as always!
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The spacing is different. I put a 10s Campagnolo wheel on my 10s Shimano bike and it works in a few gears but it's noisy and shifts like crap.
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I have run Campag Mirage/Chorus 8spd shifters/derailleurs with shimano 8 spd cassette and kmc 9 speed chain and it worked fine. The key is to index to a middle gear (ie, the 17 or 19 on my 13-26 8spd setup) and that will split the difference in the cog spacing at either end of the shifting. Iirc the difference between Shimano and Campag 8 speed cassettes is 1.6mm in width, so by indexing to the middle, the outer gears are within about 0.8mm of alignment, which is good enough to get around. 9 and 10 speed may have tighter tolerances that would make it harder to get this right.
If you have shimano wheels knocking around, I would use this approach first, and check if the shifting meets your approval, before going out and buying a set of campag-ready wheels, which might be hard to find and expensive.
If you have shimano wheels knocking around, I would use this approach first, and check if the shifting meets your approval, before going out and buying a set of campag-ready wheels, which might be hard to find and expensive.
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I have run Campag Mirage/Chorus 8spd shifters/derailleurs with shimano 8 spd cassette and kmc 9 speed chain and it worked fine. The key is to index to a middle gear (ie, the 17 or 19 on my 13-26 8spd setup) and that will split the difference in the cog spacing at either end of the shifting. Iirc the difference between Shimano and Campag 8 speed cassettes is 1.6mm in width, so by indexing to the middle, the outer gears are within about 0.8mm of alignment, which is good enough to get around. 9 and 10 speed may have tighter tolerances that would make it harder to get this right.
If you have shimano wheels knocking around, I would use this approach first, and check if the shifting meets your approval, before going out and buying a set of campag-ready wheels, which might be hard to find and expensive.
If you have shimano wheels knocking around, I would use this approach first, and check if the shifting meets your approval, before going out and buying a set of campag-ready wheels, which might be hard to find and expensive.
I was planning to get a set of wheels for the DeRosa rehab but now that funds are a little tighter I decided to use these wheels on the bike and convert to Campy.
thanks again folks!
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We shall see!
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Nice update, as always amazing customer service from Industry Nine. They responded that they'd be happy to swap out the freehub, sending me the campy one today, and then I'll send the Shimano one back for a full credit (minus shipping). Very cool. I love their hubs, 4th set of wheels with them, very happy with the service.
So now my circa 1990-'92 DeRosa will have a mid '90's Campy group along with a set of Industry Nine I25's wheels set up tubeless of course!
So now my circa 1990-'92 DeRosa will have a mid '90's Campy group along with a set of Industry Nine I25's wheels set up tubeless of course!
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Nice update, as always amazing customer service from Industry Nine. They responded that they'd be happy to swap out the freehub, sending me the campy one today, and then I'll send the Shimano one back for a full credit (minus shipping). Very cool. I love their hubs, 4th set of wheels with them, very happy with the service.
So now my circa 1990-'92 DeRosa will have a mid '90's Campy group along with a set of Industry Nine I25's wheels set up tubeless of course!
So now my circa 1990-'92 DeRosa will have a mid '90's Campy group along with a set of Industry Nine I25's wheels set up tubeless of course!
I love high end restomod bikes. If the frameset is cherry, a modern wheelset looks sexy.
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frame is looking good, re chromed the fork and cleaned the frame. Only downside is that the pink paint is faded from years of travel and sitting on my balconies when I first came to the US. But the faded pink is actually pretty nice!
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OP: You have a Speedvagen, and didn't post a photo in this thread? For shame!
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OP: There is this.. but it ain't inexpensive:
https://www.interlocracing.com/shop/...earch=cassette
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OP: There is this.. but it ain't inexpensive:
https://www.interlocracing.com/shop/...earch=cassette
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Yeah, not much to choose from. Gotta wonder why they chose just those 2 combos to stock, or maybe in the past there were more options?
Gravel riders more likely to find appeal I suppose if they're on a 2x setup.
I do find it also curious to see an 11 speed version, when most folks say that Shimano/Campy spacing is already the same.
Gravel riders more likely to find appeal I suppose if they're on a 2x setup.
I do find it also curious to see an 11 speed version, when most folks say that Shimano/Campy spacing is already the same.
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Yeah, not much to choose from. Gotta wonder why they chose just those 2 combos to stock, or maybe in the past there were more options?
Gravel riders more likely to find appeal I suppose if they're on a 2x setup.
I do find it also curious to see an 11 speed version, when most folks say that Shimano/Campy spacing is already the same.
Gravel riders more likely to find appeal I suppose if they're on a 2x setup.
I do find it also curious to see an 11 speed version, when most folks say that Shimano/Campy spacing is already the same.
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thank you! Bike rides and handles incredibly well. I’ve had it for about 2.5yrs now, took a new riding friend on her first century a few weeks back, bike is as comfortable after 100 miles as it is on mile 10. I’d go so far as to say it’s as smooth as my previous Domane (although not quite lol)
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Another option is a J-Tek Shiftmate. I am going to try it on one of my bikes running Campy 10 with a Shimano cassette.
Swapping the freehub is good, but not sure I can on this particular wheel.
Swapping the freehub is good, but not sure I can on this particular wheel.
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