Campy Ergo Question?

UMTERP said:

So I leave the sport for about two years to have children and now I am totally confused about
Campy Ergopower. Is my '98 rear derailleur incompatable with the newer Ergo shifters? Are there
two versions now?

There's a very slight incompatibility, irrelevant in practice.

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UMTREP-<< Is my '98 rear derailleur incompatable with the newer Ergo shifters? Are there two
versions now? >><BR><BR>

Yes, any ERGO is compatible with any Campagnolo rear der, regardless of what some web siters may
say. From those of us that have actually tried these combos, yes it will work as long as it
isn't worn out.

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I have used my 1998 Chorus Ergo 9 speed shifters with a 2002 9 speed long cage Centaur rear
derailleur. The rear derailleur is one of the new styles. The Ergo is of the old style. There is a
very, very, very slight hesitation in some of the gears with the above setup. Not enough to really
care about or notice when riding. But for some gears its not quite as quick shifting as when using
the 1998 Ergo with the 1998 Chorus 9 speed short cage rear derailleur.

Thre are not two versions being produced now. The new version of rear derailleur (9 speed only)
started about year 2000 when 10 speed was introduced. And the Ergo shifters changed a bit in 1999
and later to allow them to accept the 10 speed Ergo disc.

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So I leave the sport for about two years to have children and now I am totally confused about
Campy Ergopower. Is my '98 rear derailleur incompatable with the newer Ergo shifters? Are there
two versions now?

Thanks for any help,

Dave

UMTERP said:

So I leave the sport for about two years to have children and now I am totally confused about
Campy Ergopower. Is my '98 rear derailleur incompatable with the newer Ergo shifters? Are there
two versions now?

There are indeed two versions of 9-speed Ergos and rear derailleurs: pre year 2001 and 2001+. The
new version shares the same geometry as the 10-speed and travels by a slightly different amount per
click than pre 2001 9-speed derailleurs. The figures can be found via Google Groups. There have been
no changes with sprocket spacing or 10-speed specs.

However, I suggest trying what you have first, but if you do ever find you need a new rear
derailleur, best to get one that matches your Ergo version.

I don't know what a "web siter" is or what counts as "worn out"* but an older derailleur did not
work perfectly with a new Ergo for me. The derailleur was well used but still had life left in it
and did index properly with my previous older Ergo.

* There's hardly a definitive moment when it suddenly becomes worn out. They tend to gradually get
sloppier - and this will happen with whatever you get so it at least makes sense to get properly
matching stuff when buying both lever and mech at the same time, IMO.

~PB

Pete-<< I don't know what a "web siter" is >><BR><BR>

Some places that sell on the web and recite the 'line' w/o trying these combinations because
they might lose a sale if they said that the rear der somebody had may work with newer ERGO or
vice versa.

Pete<< but an older derailleur did not work perfectly with a new Ergo for me. >><BR><BR>

Don't know what to tell ya Pete. I just put new(2003) Veloce 9s levers onto a DeRosa with a 1996 or
so Racing T rear der...worked just fine.

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