Does it work : Running a Shimano 10 Cass. with a Campag.10?

mercsport

I'm sure the question's been asked before here - a dozen times likely - but I'll ask again . Can I run a Shimano rear wheel and cass. with a Campag gruppo ?
Instinct is telling me yes but I'd best check with the experts - you lot - first .

redddraggon

I've heard yes - but the spacing is slightly different so you probably need a JTEK shiftamte to pull the derailler the correct amount.

I think with the shiftmate it's work OK when everything is new, but as soon as stuff starts wearing out I think you'd struggle to keep the indexing correct.

I also had this dilemma last week.

redddraggon

This thread might give you a few ideas about how to run a 10spd shimano cassette with a Campag drivetrain.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12564124

JWSurrey

I tried it a couple of months ago - 105 cassette on an Ultegra freehub onto a Veloce setup - It works efficiently for some of the sprockets and engages with most, however for the amount of uncommanded shifting that would have taken place, I decided against chewing my transmission.

If you want to use the wheels on your Campag. bike, then you could also change to a compatible cassette - There are two main manufacturers, however I have been warned off one of them.
I *think* Miche may have been the better firm. Or was it Marchisio? Will try and find out later.

mercsport

Thanks to you both for the info..
That JTEK device looks innocuous enough and easy to live with looks like . My intial concern was about chain and derailleur compatibility I suppose , I hadn't thought about cable pull . So , do ' able .
BTW , don 't know 'bout Miche ( ...though I have some old artful looking hubs from an age ago and they 're great ) - but I do know that the Marchisio blocks I run on my two road bikes are first class bits of metal . I discovered them after two Record blocks ( this century ) - or rather the teeth on some of the sprockets - disintegrated on me . Plus they're a lot easier to swop sprockets and so on .

curlyrobert

I read that Shimano rear cassette is spaced slightly differently also, however have not tried it myself, the best solution would be to buy a SRAM rear cassette which would fit perfectly on the Shimano wheel, and the spacing and the cable pull on SRAM is so similar to Campag you would not notice the difference.

Smokin Joe

curlyrobert wrote:

I read that Shimano rear cassette is spaced slightly differently also, however have not tried it myself, the best solution would be to buy a SRAM rear cassette which would fit perfectly on the Shimano wheel, and the spacing and the cable pull on SRAM is so similar to Campag you would not notice the difference.

SRAM cassette spacing is the same as Shimano. However, according to Leonard Zinn a SRAM setup will work with Campag shifters provided you use a SRAM mech.

Cheapest option has already been suggested, buy a Shiftmate.

pjm-84

Yes it did for me .

40km TT. All gears no index issues. Shimano 10 speed rear cassette / Campag Record 2004 medium cage derailleur / Dura-Ace chain.