[RBW] Re: Black hole of mixing Campagnolo and Shimano

2020-11-24 Thread Richard Borneman
I have a couple bikes set up with Campy pre-2001 "pointy" levers and Shimano drivetrain and #4 Shiftmate. Works great. The Campy levers are much better than the Shimanos. Richard Borneman On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 6:18:55 PM UTC-5 Tom Matchak wrote: > I recently did a Shimano/Campy

[RBW] Re: Black hole of mixing Campagnolo and Shimano

2020-11-22 Thread 'Tom Matchak' via RBW Owners Bunch
I recently did a Shimano/Campy blend on one of my personal bikes that I was selling to a friend on the condition that I could drop in a set of Centaur brifters onto a bike that had a 9-sp Dura Ace drivetrain and bar-end shift levers. Using a Shiftmate adapter, it turned out great, and he says

[RBW] Re: Black hole of mixing Campagnolo and Shimano

2020-11-22 Thread Brewster Fong
I have a friend who is doing this and one caveat he found, mixing DA 9 drivetrain with Campy 11 shifters is only possible if you use Campy 11 shifters from 2011-14. The newer ergo shifters, from 2015+, have a different "pull" and will not work with his DA 9 drivetrain. He is trying to find

[RBW] Re: Black hole of mixing Campagnolo and Shimano

2020-11-20 Thread Kurt Manley
Campy 10 or 11 speed shifters work perfectly with shimano 9 speed. Unless you already have the 9 speed levers I'd shop for 10 or 11 speed levers. good info here, https://www.cxmagazine.com/shimano-campagnolo-ergopower-compatibility On Friday, November 20, 2020 at 11:52:46 AM UTC-8 Damien

[RBW] Re: Black hole of mixing Campagnolo and Shimano

2020-11-20 Thread Brett Callahan
Here's an old but helpful article on the subject. I have not tried but have always been curious. https://www.cxmagazine.com/shimano-campagnolo-ergopower-compatibility -Brett On Friday, November 20, 2020 at 11:52:46 AM UTC-8 Damien wrote: > Hey all, hoping to tap your collective knowledge on