Campag/Shimano Compatibility question
OwenB
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Hi, my current bike has Campagnolo Xenon derailliers and a 12-23 cassette which to be honest is a bit small for me and I've been contemplating changing the cassette to something a little wider spread, however I've been offered a set of new wheels for free which are probably as good as the ones that are fitted at the moment but has a shimano cassette fitted but with a more suitable range of gears for me as a beginner.
Will the new gears work ok? Or should I just stick with what I have and buy a new cassette?
Will the new gears work ok? Or should I just stick with what I have and buy a new cassette?
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Cheers, doesn't hurt to try I guess, just wasn't sure it might cause some damage and if it's not happy with it I'll give the wheels to my girlfriend as spares for her bike0
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Sorry no, it's 9 speed. Could that cause a problem?0
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Well I bought the bike second hand and the guy suggested it was a 2003 model. So it's not new, think I'll just buy another cassette and stop thinking on the cheap0
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Try it.
I had all Campa, wheels too, but when I decided on new wheels, the wheelmaker (a very small business) said his wheels were really meant for Shimano, so he gave me a Shimano cassette and the spacers to put between the rings.
But I found the spacers weren’t necessary and everything worked just a s smoothly as with the original Campa wheels and cassettes.0 -
tried it out tonight. And it worked just fine, thanks for tif advice guys0