Mixing Shimano and Campag
Would appreaciate some advice from Frankenstein knowledgeable cyclists. Although there should be Campag hydraulic brakes coming out in 2016, i bought myself a set of 685 shifters and callipers for the winter. I was thinking to swallow loss of Chorus shifters and replace whole groupset until i saw a picture of Ultegra 11sp crankset - just.. wow. DA slightly better. If i get Shimano front and rear derailleurs, could i keep my 11 sp Chorus crankset? It's currently with TA rings.
Some web browsing revealed that Shimano and Campag cassettes should be interchangeable (freehub permitting), but i am not sure if that would have more friction or increased wear rate? What about a chain?
Thank you
Some web browsing revealed that Shimano and Campag cassettes should be interchangeable (freehub permitting), but i am not sure if that would have more friction or increased wear rate? What about a chain?
Thank you
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Basically you can mix 11 speed cranksets, cassettes and chains as you wish.
Shifters and derailleurs should match (same brand) to work properly without modifications, bcause the ratio cable pull/pitch is not the same.0 -
I think that your chain set,chain and cassette are interchangeable. Somebody will soon tell us if I am wrong.
You are spending far too much money here to have a frankenbike. You have to have a Campag bike or a Shimano bike. You can have TA. FSA, etc on either. The combination of both to achieve a technically better bike is not a valid reason to have anything Campag on a Shimano bike and vice versa. IMHO.0 -
Thanks, derailleurs ordered. I admit i am not keeping Campag crank for better performance - for all i know, ultegra could be just as good.0
