Shimano to Campag?

[goody]

My bike has Tiagra shifters and Sora mechs 9speed and double on front. The left shifter is kaput and as they are not rebuildable I am thinking a change to Campag shifters might be my best bet.
I have been informed that the front will work OK as Campag front shifters are not indexed (looking at something like Xenon level) but the rear will need a Campag derailleur and will work with the shimano cassette. Can any one confirm this?
Cheers Steve.

 

[NotFabian]

Campag shifters and rear mech do work with a Shimano cassette, thats what I have, I got lbs to do the work cause I didnt have the confidence to do the mech adjustment. Campag shifters tend to be cheaper at entry level than shimano shifters at the same level(if you know what I mean)...Ribble cycles usually have decent offers on.

Good luck

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

You DO NOT want to change the rear mech if you intend to keep the Shimano cassette/freehub/wheel. You need 10sp Campag shifter if the existing is 8sp, and 11sp if the existing is 9sp. See this.

 

[goody]

Cheers, had to read that a couple of times!

 

[goody]

Read it again and the closest seems to be Campag 10 speed and the hubbub mod to the rear cable attachment. and Ribble have 10 speed shifters for £65.

 

[NotFabian]

My set up is 10 speed, I started with campag all round but bought 2nd hand wheels from clubmate, they had a Shimano freehub, so a Shimano cassette was a less expensive way to go rather than a new freehub and it works great.

 

[goody]

Cheers, keeping an eye on ebay if I don't have any luck before payday it'll be ribble.

 

[fossyant]

Shimagnolo / Campagano

Don't do it. Pet hate of mine mixing brands, and don't even go into mixing groupsets.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Shimagnolo / Campagano

Don't do it. Pet hate of mine mixing brands, and don't even go into mixing groupsets.

I have been doing that for years. I have no intention of being a slave to one manufacturer.

 

[Acyclo]

Isn't there a converter gizmo to adapt Shimano to Campagnolo and vice versa? <Google> Why yes there is : http://jtekengineeri...m/shiftmate.htm

[Edit] which I now notice gets a mention at the bottom of the link posted by RecordAceFromNew.

 

[Hacienda71]

Check out Microshift. Cheap, robust and lightweight. Fully Shimano compatible and a friend of mine who rides with Dura ace and Super Record on his best bikes rates them highly.

 

[Hacienda71]

Link these would do. The top of the range Arsis are lighter than Dura Ace at a fraction of the cost. Beware though prices have started to rise.

 

[PpPete]

Isn't there a converter gizmo to adapt Shimano to Campagnolo and vice versa? <Google> Why yes there is : http://jtekengineeri...m/shiftmate.htm

[Edit] which I now notice gets a mention at the bottom of the link posted by RecordAceFromNew.

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Shiftmate is redundant if using Campag 10 speed Shifters with a Shimano 9 speed cassette - just re-route the cable on the Shimano mech as per "Hubbub".

Simple, cheap, and very effective - at least it has been for me. Rode some 4000 miles on that set up over last 2 years (until I could afford a new bike with all Campag groupset).

Campag levers also have advantage over low end Shimano in cable routing and in having brake q/r in the lever.

 

[goody]

I'm sold on the Campag idea ribble have veloce shifters for £78. I should get £20 for my working right shifter on ebay. Roll on payday.

 

[heliphil]

I tried a 9 speed shimano wheel on my Campag equiped bike at the weekend and was surprised how well it all worked, Almost better in fact.....