David Patnaude <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:I am thinking of switching parts of my current setup from
Ultegra 9 spd triple to Campy due to breaking my front
brifter. Campy stuff is not very common in my area (my
local shop does almost no work on Campy components), but I
like that I might be able to fix a problem next time
rather than replace it.
Questions:
1. Is the Campy ergo brifter indexed at all for the front
shift and how well will it work for an Ultegra triple
crank with Ultegra FD?
I use my 2002/2003 9 speed Centaur Ergo brake/shifter to
shift a Shimano 105 triple front derailleur. Campagnolo does
not care what front derailleur or crankset you use.
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2. Current setup is a shimano 12-25 9 spd cassette
with 30-42-52 chainrings. Can I use the Campy
medium cage RD?
Some will say you can use a Shimano 9 speed cassette with
Campagnolo shifters and rear derailleur. Others will say you
will have troubles. I can't say because I only use
Campagnolo for my road racing style bikes. I don't need to
mix cassettes and shifters and rear derailleurs.
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3. My bike is a Cannondale CAAD5 frame. It has inline
barrel adjusters for the FD and RD and just basic cable
stops on the frame. Can I still use these inline
adjusters with the ergo levers?
4. One dislike I have of the Ultegra setup is that from
the drops I have some difficulty moving the large lever
enough for a shift. I don't think that my hands are
very small, but the arc of the lever really gets away
from you on the shift. From the hoods, no issue. Small
lever from the drops, no issue. Will the ergo method of
shifting help?
The handlebar shape may have as much to do with this as
anything else. Some bars put your hands closer to the
shifters than others. But my hands are far less than large
and I can easily shift the rear derailleur up or down from
the drops. I also use a double layer of cork tape so my
hands are not as close as they could be to the shifters. The
downshift button with Campagnolo is very easy to reach with
your thumb if you have shallow drop bars. For bars with a
huge amount of drop, I don't know since I don't use these
types of bars. For shifting up with the lever, its easy to
do with the rear derailleur from the drops. For the front
derailleur, shifts from big to smaller chainring are easy to
do with the button. Easy to reach with your thumb while
riding the drops. For shifting from a small to a big
chainring, using the lever, I cannot do it in one swing. I
have to ratchet the front derailleur up. So it takes two
quick switches on the lever to move to a bigger ring if
shifting from the drops. Not a problem because of the
ratchet feature of Campagnolo Ergo shifters. You don't have
to shove the lever all the way in one throw to get to the
click, like Shimano. You can ratchet the Campagnolo front
derailleur up in 10 lever throws if you want. Or one throw
if your pointer finger is long enough. A huge benefit of not
having an indexed front derailleur shifter like Shimano. And
trimming the front derailleur is so easy with Campagnolo.
All shifts from the hoods, up or down, either derailleur,
are very easy to make.
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5. I am thinking of going with Centaur group if I switch
since that seems on the level with Ultegra. Can someone
provide the part numbers for the 9 spd shifters and med
cage RD so that I make sure the shop orders the right
parts?
I mail ordered my 9 speed Centaur shifters from Excel Sports
last year. And my Centaur 9 speed derailleurs from Nashbar
last year. Mail order places may know more about which parts
to get than your local shop if you have to tell your local
shop which part numbers to order. I don't see the point in
going through the local shop if they provide no service or
help with the order.
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Thanks for your help.
Dave
