Marchisio shimano spacers w/BBB campag cassette?

canamdad
canamdad Posts: 165
edited January 2010 in Workshop
I have a touring bike with Shimano drivetrain (bar end shifters; rear mech, cassette) but have a few prs of lighter wt Campag wheels (I use on 2 other bikes) that I'd like to use from time to time. Just wondering if a BBB Campag cassette (which I understand has loose cogs) would work with Marchisio shimano spacers? Lot cheaper than buying a Marchisio cassette!

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  • pete.whelan
    pete.whelan Posts: 788
    It will only work if the sprockets are the same thickness as Marchisio ones. You may also need a spacer to take up any slack in cassette height
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    The difference in sprocket thickness between the two is only something like 0.1mm, so even across a whole cassette you'd still be in the adjustable tolerance. Highpath Engineering used to have all this info on their site, but doesn't appear to be live - but he'll still machine you up a set of spacers of the correct thickness for about £20. You can also use a Mirage, Veloce or Miche cassette too.
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  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    I use opposite to you - 9 speed campag shifters and rear derailleur and shimano 9 speed cassette - on my winter bike, without any modification to shimano spacing and it works fine, so I guess it would work the other way around.

    Difference in spacing is next to nowt, set the rear gear up so it lines up perfectly with the middle sprocket and the amount it is out on the first and ninth sprockets is small enough to make no difference.
  • canamdad
    canamdad Posts: 165
    You're right SheffSimon- it does work the other way around. I borrowed a 9 sp Campag cassette and it indexs fine with my Shimano bar ends. Thanks for the post!
  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    No problem. :)
  • Bugly
    Bugly Posts: 520
    SheffSimon wrote:
    I use opposite to you - 9 speed campag shifters and rear derailleur and shimano 9 speed cassette - on my winter bike, without any modification to shimano spacing and it works fine, so I guess it would work the other way around.

    Difference in spacing is next to nowt, set the rear gear up so it lines up perfectly with the middle sprocket and the amount it is out on the first and ninth sprockets is small enough to make no difference.

    Because 9 speed spacing was pretty much identical between Campag and Shimano. Different story with 10 speed ...
  • Bugly
    Bugly Posts: 520
    SheffSimon wrote:
    I use opposite to you - 9 speed campag shifters and rear derailleur and shimano 9 speed cassette - on my winter bike, without any modification to shimano spacing and it works fine, so I guess it would work the other way around.

    Difference in spacing is next to nowt, set the rear gear up so it lines up perfectly with the middle sprocket and the amount it is out on the first and ninth sprockets is small enough to make no difference.

    Because 9 speed spacing was pretty much identical between Campag and Shimano. Different story with 10 speed ...

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