I think my answer was a little convoluted, I'll try again: Those cranks/rings weren't designed for indexing, a thing double rings don't need anyway. With friction you move the derailleur exactly as much as you want and it's almost index-like anyway cuz it's one movement forward and one back. You need a friction shifter!
On Friday, July 29, 2022 at 12:29:37 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > Hi Catherina, > > The problem I see with front shifting - under the assumption your Campy > Veloce drivetrain uses indexed Ergo shifters - is the crank isn't designed > for that system. The simple/cheaper way to solve this would be to keep > everything you have now (while replacing the rim) and add a friction > downtube shifter for the front derailleur. It'll work great and look kinda > cool, you'll just have one unused paddle on the left brake lever. You can > also do this with a left bar-end shifter if you're ok with that look. > > Or if you want to spend some money while keeping the cranks you can swap > to Shimano stuff with bar-ends, which retains indexing rear/friction front. > > > On Friday, July 29, 2022 at 6:28:53 AM UTC-7 Catherina Gioino wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I bought a 50cm Roadini a few months ago from someone who had built it up >> himself and barely ridden it, and I love it– I started getting things in >> orange just to match the RBW orange that leaves heads turning on my rides. >> After less than 1000 miles on it (mostly in the city, plus some relatively >> tame trail riding) I discovered multiple cracks on my rear rim. The rims >> are Velocity A23’s with White Industries hubs, and the cracks are around a >> couple of spokes. Pictures below. >> >> Complicating this is the fact that I’ve been having issues with my >> shifting. It’s set up with Campagnolo front and rear derailleurs, 10 speed >> chain and 2x8 gearing. The front derailleur doesn’t shift into the small >> chainring, and when it does manage to shift, it jumps off or gets stuck in >> between the two chainrings. Main issue seems to be some combination of >> too-thin chain being incompatible with older chainrings. Pictures of >> drivetrain for reference below. >> >> I want to keep the White Industries hub, but I more pressingly want to >> fix my shifting problems at the same time as getting a new rear wheel. I >> could have a new wheel built up around the hub, using a Shimano freehub, >> which would allow me to shift to Shimano and hopefully fix my shifting >> problems (but I’d have to replace the entire drivetrain), or I could buy an >> entirely new wheel. >> >> I’m hoping the group can help me decide what to do. >> >> 1. >> >> What would you recommend I do since I need a new wheel but also want >> to fix the shifting? >> 2. >> >> Maybe someone here has a 700c rear wheel they’re not using that they >> would be willing to sell. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1191bbdd-59c2-4e9e-86b6-d35de59c5b7bn%40googlegroups.com.
