In regards to the rim first thing is contact Velocity. You didn't say if the previous owner had built it or someone else did, but still, cracking isn't normal, ever and shouldn't be accepted as such. Integrity of the "matter" is normal..... non-integrity ... is not.
What shifters, type of shifting ? Your gearing by the photo is 2x10, not 2x8. So you're stuck with a 10 speed chain on a crank whose rings "appear" to be too far apart, for 6/7/8 speed chains. Well, that's not as big a deal as it may seem on paper. In practice is where the rubber meets the road. Does it work , or not ? Screw "the book" ! With friction shifting, technique is everything. If you're just pulling and pushing hard without paying attention, feeling what's happening, sometimes certain combos with throw the chain. Even a "proper on paper" setup can throw a chain. It's not something I can put into words easily other than to say "use finesse" , a light touch. Play with it in a work stand if you have one, or do it around home on the road. I have on my Bombadil a 44t Surly stainless large ring that is really meant for 1x gears as it has no bevels on the teeth. They say it "can" work with 7/8 speed chains with multiple cogs though, and 9-speed combo will take some "wearing" in. Hah hah ! Well I'm using it with a 9-speed chain, and at first it was quite sluggish to shift into certain combos, not even close to either cross extremes. So it took me a while to get to know how I had to shift in and out of it, to sort of let up on pedal pressure and feel for the engagement of the chain on the cogs before moving it fully over with the shifter. All this happens in the blink of an eye now, but a first it was quite a deliberate and seemingly slow motion. On Friday, July 29, 2022 at 3:29:37 PM UTC-4 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/ddabef84-4030-440c-b2fb-476476961652n%40googlegroups.com.
