Someone asked:
>>>Is it a myth that you have to replace the 8 speed pulleys, and
>>>that older 8 and 9 speed derailleurs won't work with post 2002
>>>Ergo levers ??
>>
Peter Chisholm, who knows more about Campagnolo stuff than anybody else
I know of wrote:
>>
>>Yes it is, perpetuated by some 'web sites' that want your Money but don't
>>seem to have tried these various combos.
>
Dave Reckoning wrote:
>
> Dear Peter, I have the utmost respect for you and truly want to believe this
> as it will save me a ton of cash when I upgrade my 8s Cyclocross bike. I
> gotta say I am just a bit sqeemish here as I still suffer nightmares from
> the time I shifted a beautiful C-Record rear derailleur into my spokes.
Shifting a derailer into the spokes can only result from two possible
causes:
1. Failure to adjust the low-gear limit stop screw correctly.
B. Getting the derailer bashed by something.
_If_ Peter were wrong about this (and I don't believe he is) the _worst_
that could happen would be slow shifting due to less than perfect indexing.
No possible mismatch of derailer to shifter can possibly damage your
derailer under any circumstance.
Sheldon "Insert Nickname Here" Brown
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