Hi all,
After my 105 brifters died I decided to replace them with Campagnolo 10sp as a number of sources said it was OK. The Shimano is an 8sp triple. As it turns out the rear derailleur shifts fine but the front is quite a challenge. Maybe I was too cheap when I decided to go for the cheaper QS shifter as opposed to non-QS (the guy at the store could not tell me what the difference was...).
First, I am quite confused as to what QS actually does. It looks like it is trimable on the way up (pulling cable) but shimano-like indexed on the way down. Is that the difference with QS ?
Front shifting is also quite hard (no "one finger" shifting, barely "two finger"...); the cable pull must be different.
Finally, and this is the biggest problem, adjusting the derailleur is quite a challenge. At times it goes straight down 52to30 (52to42 is impossible). I seem to be able to fix this by unscrewing the top stop screw on the FD but then the chain will go all the way past the 52 to the crank.
I am wondering what would be the way out of this... Replace my QS ergos with non-QS (If the store will take them back)? Replace my 105 front derailleur with a (presumably QS) campagnolo? Or find a real good campagnolo repair guy to sort it out?
All help is welcome!
Thks !
After my 105 brifters died I decided to replace them with Campagnolo 10sp as a number of sources said it was OK. The Shimano is an 8sp triple. As it turns out the rear derailleur shifts fine but the front is quite a challenge. Maybe I was too cheap when I decided to go for the cheaper QS shifter as opposed to non-QS (the guy at the store could not tell me what the difference was...).
First, I am quite confused as to what QS actually does. It looks like it is trimable on the way up (pulling cable) but shimano-like indexed on the way down. Is that the difference with QS ?
Front shifting is also quite hard (no "one finger" shifting, barely "two finger"...); the cable pull must be different.
Finally, and this is the biggest problem, adjusting the derailleur is quite a challenge. At times it goes straight down 52to30 (52to42 is impossible). I seem to be able to fix this by unscrewing the top stop screw on the FD but then the chain will go all the way past the 52 to the crank.
I am wondering what would be the way out of this... Replace my QS ergos with non-QS (If the store will take them back)? Replace my 105 front derailleur with a (presumably QS) campagnolo? Or find a real good campagnolo repair guy to sort it out?
All help is welcome!
Thks !