The Demise of 10 Speed

APIII
APIII Posts: 2,010
edited December 2009 in Workshop
I was in my lbs yesterday, and it turns out they have no chorus or record 10 speed cassettes left. Won't be getting anymore in either as everything is now 11 speed. Oh well, I'll have to buy a couple online and stockpile them. There must be loads of 10 speed users out there, what are you planning to do, upgrade?

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    I've got a few cassettes, and I change my chain early so my cassettes are likely to last a long time. I'll probably buy a few more cassettes and stockpile them though.

    Eventually though 10spd Campag will only remain on the winter bike, if/when I get a new summer bike.
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  • Daimler
    Daimler Posts: 215
    I'm sure CRC will have some 10 speed jobbies available.
    You could buy a few and they should last a fair while, then in the meantime you can save up for 11 speed. :lol:
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  • tenor
    tenor Posts: 278
    Humbug! - I'm still mourning the passing of 9 speed!
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Someone MUST make aftermarket Campy cassettes??????
  • clanton
    clanton Posts: 1,289
    CAMPAG not CAMPY ;-)
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    clanton wrote:
    CAMPAG not CAMPY ;-)

    Yeah baby....... Let's go....... RANT time again :shock:

    Hang on, I'll PM proto, too.... :wink:
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  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    Buy Centaur cassettes? Doesn't seem too bad to me! My LBS carries no Campagnolo cassettes or chains at all, but that's partly because of the huge MSRP in the USA....
  • nickwill
    nickwill Posts: 2,735
    Centaur and Veloce cassettes do the same job just as well, unless you are a complete racing snake. The extra few grammes make no noticeable difference!
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  • mmacavity
    mmacavity Posts: 781
    http://www.parker-international.co.uk/c ... ettes.html

    http://www.bellatisport.com/marchisio_sprockets.html

    http://clemenzo.com/index.php/content/v ... 7/lang,en/
  • mmacavity
    mmacavity Posts: 781
    clanton wrote:
    CAMPAG not CAMPY ;-)

    Yes there is no letter 'y' in Italian.
    But as long as you pronounce the 'gn' with a "yuh-n" sound then you will be close. Definately NOT with a hard G sound.

    In french the 'gn' sound is similar to the sound of the 'ni' as in "onion" think champagne. No hard G.

    http://forvo.com/word/campagnolo/
  • lae
    lae Posts: 555
    Do you frown when waiters say brushetta instead of brusketta :D
  • JamesB
    JamesB Posts: 1,184
    There seem to be a lack of Campagnolo Record / chorus 10 speed cahins on some i-net suppliers, and they list in stock for later 2009......I`m sure / hope though that Campagnolo 10 speed cassettes will be around for many years although they may become no longer `weapon of choice`
  • BazookaMoor
    BazookaMoor Posts: 77
    Campy. Is that the metrosexual groupset or are you just pleased to see me.

    :lol::lol::lol:
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Is 11spd actually allot better?
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    10% better. Or they would have us believe.
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  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    You could always switch to Shimano.
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  • sicknote
    sicknote Posts: 901
    antfly wrote:
    You could always switch to Shimano.

    Someone wash his mouth out with soap :shock: :wink:
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    I love shimano.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    freehub wrote:
    I love shimano.

    Only because you don't know better.
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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    If I got a bike with campy, Shimano would be a bit on the side.
  • all show no go
    all show no go Posts: 542
    freehub wrote:
    Is 11spd actually allot better?

    You get a smooth change through all the gears because there's never more than a 2t difference between sprockets.
    Also, I read somewhere that Campag are introducing a cassette with something like a 28T or 29T bottom sprocket from Athena upwards. Apparently it'll be like riding with a true triple chainset on a compact setup and you don't need a long cage rear mech to cope with the ratios. Clever stuff from the Italian masters IMO.
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    all show no go wrote:
    freehub wrote:
    Is 11spd actually allot better?

    You get a smooth change through all the gears because there's never more than a 2t difference between sprockets.
    Also, I read somewhere that Campag are introducing a cassette with something like a 28T or 29T bottom sprocket from Athena upwards. Apparently it'll be like riding with a true triple chainset on a compact setup and you don't need a long cage rear mech to cope with the ratios. Clever stuff from the Italian masters IMO.

    Campag have already had 13-29 cassettes for ages.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    all show no go wrote:
    freehub wrote:
    Is 11spd actually allot better?

    You get a smooth change through all the gears because there's never more than a 2t difference between sprockets.
    Also, I read somewhere that Campag are introducing a cassette with something like a 28T or 29T bottom sprocket from Athena upwards. Apparently it'll be like riding with a true triple chainset on a compact setup and you don't need a long cage rear mech to cope with the ratios. Clever stuff from the Italian masters IMO.

    Or you could just get fitter... There's nowt more than a 2 tooth change anywhere on a 12-25!

    As for the OP, my purchase of a centaur chainset last-year made it obvious that it's simply the 10spd Chorus rebadged.
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  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    redddraggon wrote:
    all show no go wrote:
    freehub wrote:
    Is 11spd actually allot better?

    You get a smooth change through all the gears because there's never more than a 2t difference between sprockets.
    Also, I read somewhere that Campag are introducing a cassette with something like a 28T or 29T bottom sprocket from Athena upwards. Apparently it'll be like riding with a true triple chainset on a compact setup and you don't need a long cage rear mech to cope with the ratios. Clever stuff from the Italian masters IMO.

    Campag have already had 13-29 cassettes for ages.

    I heard the new one is a 12-29

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