Boyd Speerschneider wrote:
> No, but if you wanted to use a Shimano compatible casette body, you were out of luck until
> conversion casettes were released.
I'm not sure what the complaint is. Are you asking Campagnolo to support forward and backward
compatibility with a competitors proprietary standard? As far as wheels and hubs, Campagnolo
supports a clear upgrade path from 8spd to 9spd (via swapping just the freehub body); and 9spd to
10spd (no change required). For example, my 1996 Scirroco wheels, which were originally 8spd, have
been retrofitted with a new freehub body and are now being used with stock 10spd cassette.
If you insist on mixing components between competitors, you are on your own. However, Campagnolo
actually does a better job at supporting Shimano standards than Shimano does at supporting
Campagnolo standards: Several Campagnolo wheels are available with a Shimano 8/9spd HG compatible
freehub body; and the Shimano 8/9spd HG compatible freehub body is available separately and can be
retro-fitted onto 9/10spd hubs (see:
http://www.branfordbike.com/campy/campy.html#RearHubs).
Mark McMaster
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> Mark McMaster <
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>>Boyd Speerschneider wrote:
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>>>I'm wondering if they will go with new hub design specs to make everyone who wants to upgrade
>>>have to buy new wheels (or at least hubs) ala Campy a few years ago.
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>>What are you talking about? Campy didn't change their hubs at all when they jumped to 10 speed.
>>
>>Mark McMaster
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