Change from 9sp to 10sp

Duncan Farrow said:

I've got Veloce 9sp on my steel bike and I've just got a new bike with
10sp chorus. The chain and cassette on the 9sp are wearing out. What
would I need to change that to 10sp so the two bikes have
interchangeable bits?

I think: new chain, cassette and ergo-lever.
Hope not: rear derailleur, front rings.
Surely not: front derailleur.

Cheers,
Duncan.

Our Campy experts can answer this for sure, but I reckon you'll get away with the "I think" list.

Ritch

Duncan Farrow said:

I've got Veloce 9sp on my steel bike and I've just got a new bike with
10sp chorus. The chain and cassette on the 9sp are wearing out. What
would I need to change that to 10sp so the two bikes have
interchangeable bits?

Assuming your 9 speed levers aren't horribly old (newer than 1998), you'll need a 10 speed chain, 10 speed cassette, and a 10 speed index gear for the right shifter. While you've got the shifter apart, it's a good idea to replace the G-springs as well.

The index gear and G-springs are worth about $70, compared to $lots for a whole new lever. It's a relatively simple job to replace the index gear. I've replaced G-springs (need to get the index gear out to do that) a couple of times on my levers.

There's no need to make any change to your derailleurs or chainwheels.

Alternatively, you could take the opportunity to upgrade your 10 speed Chorus to 9 speed. Just replace the index gear with a 9 speed one, put a Veloce 9 speed cassette on, and an SRAM 9 speed chain, and you'll never have to put up with Campy chains again 🙂

Regards,

Suzy

suzyj said:

Duncan Farrow said:

I've got Veloce 9sp on my steel bike and I've just got a new bike

with

Quoted message said:

10sp chorus. The chain and cassette on the 9sp are wearing out.

What

Quoted message said:

would I need to change that to 10sp so the two bikes have
interchangeable bits?

Assuming your 9 speed levers aren't horribly old (newer than 1998),
you'll need a 10 speed chain, 10 speed cassette, and a 10 speed index
gear for the right shifter. While you've got the shifter apart, it's a
good idea to replace the G-springs as well.

The index gear and G-springs are worth about $70, compared to $lots for
a whole new lever. It's a relatively simple job to replace the index
gear. I've replaced G-springs (need to get the index gear out to do
that) a couple of times on my levers.

There's no need to make any change to your derailleurs or chainwheels.

Alternatively, you could take the opportunity to upgrade your 10 speed
Chorus to 9 speed. Just replace the index gear with a 9 speed one, put
a Veloce 9 speed cassette on, and an SRAM 9 speed chain, and you'll
never have to put up with Campy chains again 🙂

Regards,

Suzy

What's your problem with Campy chains Suzy?

I've had 10sp Centaur for about 3500kms now and I haven't had any
trouble with it, which is especially good because I was extremely lazy
and didn't clean it for the first 2400kms 🙂

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Nick

There was a typo in your subject, I've fixed it now.

Parbs

Parbs said:

There was a typo in your subject, I've fixed it now.

Parbs

Very droll. As it happens, I recently changed an old threaded 6 speed
(shimano 600) to a SS fixed - replaced the cassette with cog and locking
ring (the latter from an old BB) and redished the wheel. Some threads
visible on the right - seems to be holding up OK though. Oh, and I had
to modify the spacing of the axle.

DEF

NickZX6R said:

What's your problem with Campy chains Suzy?

When I set up my old road racing bike, I bought Campy 9 speed everything, including chain. Until that time I'd been using Sedis (now SRAM) chains, with Sachs (I think!) 7 speed freewheels, and Shimano 105 derailleurs.

The Campy setup was a lot noisier than what I was used to. I put it down to being a nine speed thing and didn't worry about it. When it was time to replace the chain, I bought another Campy one, and it was just the same - noisy.

Anyway, when I replaced the chain the second time, I spotted a really good deal on SRAM 9 speed chains, and thought it'd be neat to try, especially given that I'd been missing the powerlinks that came with the Sedis/SRAM chains.

The result was like a revelation. Instantly it was just as quiet as my old seven speed. Since then I've always used SRAM chains.

Regards,

Suzy