We also have the freehub bodies available separately so you can slip them onto your existing wheel. It only takes about 5 seconds, and no tools, to switch from Shimano to Campy compatibility.
I know that some of you don't get the appeal of Campy products. And I have to admit that I don't notice much diffidence in performance between Campy, Shimano, and Sram. But many of us really love the Campy brifters, still the best ever in my opinion. I also like that many little internal parts for Campy derailleurs and brifters are available. I can rebuild stuff instead of replacing it, or convert 9-speed brifters to 10-speed. Finally, I like that front shifting is non-index.
Just a note about one other compatibility issue. All of our cranks work with 5 to 10-speed, be it Campy, Shimano, or Sram.
Non-indexed front shifting seems like a huge win. I borrowed a friend's (very nice) bike once with indexed front brifter shifting, and it drove me nuts because when there was a rub, I could not easily fix it.
ReplyDeleteOf course this news arrives the week after I get my Shimergo drivetrain going on my hi-low-equipped Rando...
ReplyDeleteAlso, this further cements the VO hubs as my favourite hubs on the market.
NOONE RIDING 11 SPEED? and you call yourself a legitimate bike shop? ;)
ReplyDeleteHow about making a pair of friction brifters?
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteExcellent. I will order a wheelset soon.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous might be friction brifters sooner than you think http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/11/28/first-look-retroshift-brake-shift-levers-for-cyclocross/
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Campy-compatible:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/789124-Campy-Nuovo-Record-on-the-Simplex-dropout-*-Execution
You may or may not wish to contact this fella and see if he wants his work featured; that said, there are more than a few Pugs still running around, and more than a few people who'd like to upgrade their shifting.
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