Well, modern-ish Campy will generally be made for road bikes with 130 mm 
dropout spacing. The Atlantis is 135 mm, so you'll have to squish the frame 
a little, modify a hub. Or maybe you already have CK hubs with a Campy 
freehub? When you've figured that out, you'll have to reconcile yourself to 
Campy's race-oriented gearing. If you want a cog bigger than 29t, no stock 
Campy cassette will work. And if you re-space a Shimano cassette with 
bigger cogs, will a Campy derailleur handle the bigger cog? Will any of the 
Campy cranks clear the bowed-out Atlantis chainstays?

IMO, Campy is a quick road to frustration, heartache, and lots of money 
spent. Every Campy bike I've ever worked on has been a pain in the ass. 
Trying to find parts for older series drivetrains is often frustrating and 
expensive, if not impossible. We have a buddy at a nearby shop. Everytime 
we call him with one of our Campy compatibility questions, he usually 
laughs for a few minutes before delivering the bad news.

On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:25:06 PM UTC-5, sanjoser wrote:
>
> hello everyone
>
> I've had a mix of components on my atlantis for it's life, these 10 years 
> or so.
> different shifters, hubs, gears, drivetrain, etc. 
> I've got the urge to do an upgrade, and I'd really like to go campy. I've 
> been
> advised that my chris king hubs are fine, so long as they get serviced 
> every 
> six months, so I guess I'll keep those, but everything else is up for 
> change.
> This is my goto bike for commuting and tours. I guess I don't have to 
> explain that 
> to this group. 
> So, what 's the consensus?
> best regards
> tom
>

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