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Rode my mates Scott with Ultegra today and it shifts as smooth as silk. My Campy Centaur is extremely "clunky", always has been (5000 kms). Whos the best Campagnolo Mechanic in Melbourne that will fix this, or is this the way things are? -- ADA23 |
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ADA23 Wrote: Rode my mates Scott with Ultegra today and it shifts as smooth as silk. My Campy Centaur is extremely "clunky", always has been (5000 kms). Whos the best Campagnolo Mechanic in Melbourne that will fix this, or is this the way things are? no personal experience with Centaur altho the popular consensus is it is noticeably less smooth than Chorus. Possibly due to the differing bushings/innards used? Depends where in Melb you are. CecilWalker (altho they can run hot-cold mechanically imho) Spoken (never gone wrong but ex'y) CycleWorks Box Hill Mascot Cycles Richmond. All known campy supporters. Most LBS decent spanner-monkeys 'should' be able to do it, altho they may scratch their heads wondering where the cables went PS dunno if the ol' addage of 'Campy wears in, Shimano wears out' still applies -- flyingdutch |
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My Chorus is getting better each month... it was unforgiven changing up climbs but seems to have settled down a fair bit. Still think Ultegra is smoother all-rounder though. cheers, Bill -- kyra |
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kyra wrote: My Chorus is getting better each month... it was unforgiven changing up climbs but seems to have settled down a fair bit. Still think Ultegra is smoother all-rounder though. Are we talking about old 9sp Ultegra or new 10sp Ultegra. Shimano reckon their new one is a huge leap over the old. I'm riding the old, wondering if when it wears out it would be worth replacing the groupset with a new 10sp Ultegra or going Campy Chorus. What needs to be done to a bike (Trek 2300, currently with Ultegra 9sp) to convert it to Campy? (I won't ask "is it worth it" because I suspect its one of thos personal preference Vi vs Emacs type things that usually results in a flamewar...) :-) Travis |
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Travis wrote:
kyra wrote: My Chorus is getting better each month... it was unforgiven changing up climbs but seems to have settled down a fair bit. Still think Ultegra is smoother all-rounder though. Are we talking about old 9sp Ultegra or new 10sp Ultegra. Shimano reckon their new one is a huge leap over the old. I'm riding the old, wondering if when it wears out it would be worth replacing the groupset with a new 10sp Ultegra or going Campy Chorus. What needs to be done to a bike (Trek 2300, currently with Ultegra 9sp) to convert it to Campy? I'll take a stab here ... - new chain and new cassette - new freehub - the usual groupset changes (shifters and derailleurs) - bottom bracket? - crank and chain rings? (I won't ask "is it worth it" because I suspect its one of thos personal preference Vi vs Emacs type things that usually results in a flamewar...) :-) Travis Now, now ... we are all mature adults here. Vi and emacs users are both tolerated. pico users, on the other hand ... |
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petulance wrote: Travis wrote: kyra wrote: My Chorus is getting better each month... it was unforgiven changing up climbs but seems to have settled down a fair bit. Still think Ultegra is smoother all-rounder though. Are we talking about old 9sp Ultegra or new 10sp Ultegra. Shimano reckon their new one is a huge leap over the old. I'm riding the old, wondering if when it wears out it would be worth replacing the groupset with a new 10sp Ultegra or going Campy Chorus. What needs to be done to a bike (Trek 2300, currently with Ultegra 9sp) to convert it to Campy? I'll take a stab here ... - new chain and new cassette - new freehub And maybe new hub, as not all hubs can take a different freehub. - the usual groupset changes (shifters and derailleurs) - bottom bracket? Yes. Shimano Optilink won't work with a campag crankset. - crank and chain rings? Yep. And new cables - the housings are different. ie: the full cost of the groupset. (I won't ask "is it worth it" because I suspect its one of thos personal preference Vi vs Emacs type things that usually results in a flamewar...) :-) Travis Now, now ... we are all mature adults here. Vi and emacs users are both tolerated. pico users, on the other hand ... I knew a "sysadmin" who used pico to edit /etc/passwd (I **** you not) Oddly enough, the server wouldn't work after that ... linewrap .. "ace" I ended up writing an article in AUUG's rag about it way back then ... scary... |
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Travis wrote: Are we talking about old 9sp Ultegra or new 10sp Ultegra. Shimano reckon their new one is a huge leap over the old. I'm riding the old, wondering if when it wears out it would be worth replacing the groupset with a new 10sp Ultegra or going Campy Chorus. What needs to be done to a bike (Trek 2300, currently with Ultegra 9sp) to convert it to Campy? I made this swap in 2004, after waiting an eon for Shimano to produce 10sp and finally getting jack of it. Although you can keep some bits, it is a lot of screwing around. I finally sold my DA wheels, built new Campag ones and made a full swap. Now I don't have to think about it any more. It took a while to get used to the shape and action of the ergo levers, but otherwise am happy. I put the Ultegra 9sp on another bike that I ride occasionally, and it's very sloppy compared to the Chorus. Donga |
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Travis wrote:
Are we talking about old 9sp Ultegra or new 10sp Ultegra. Shimano reckon their new one is a huge leap over the old. I'm riding the old, wondering if when it wears out it would be worth replacing the groupset with a new 10sp Ultegra or going Campy Chorus. What needs to be done to a bike (Trek 2300, currently with Ultegra 9sp) to convert it to Campy? I made this swap in 2004, after waiting an eon for Shimano to produce 10sp and finally getting jack of it. Although you can keep some bits, it is a lot of screwing around. I finally sold my DA wheels, built new Campag ones and made a full swap. Now I don't have to think about it any more. It took a while to get used to the shape and action of the ergo levers, but otherwise am happy. I put the Ultegra 9sp on another bike that I ride occasionally, and it's very sloppy compared to the Chorus. I should mention that after 8000 km, the return spring in the right ergo lever broke. It cost me $150 to repair (bought the set in Italy, so no warranty without a hassle). At least with Campag I could get it fixed, I suppose! Still, not happy Jan. Donga |
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