front derailleur ergo power compatability

[E Goforth]

Hello,

Will an old Super Record front derailleur work (well) with Ergopower
shifters? This would be in an 8-speed system.

-Eric

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

E Goforth wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Will an old Super Record front derailleur work (well) with Ergopower
> shifters? This would be in an 8-speed system.
>
> -Eric

Yes it will. The design of the ERGO left shifter, as a 'ratcheting
friction' means it will work with just about anything. I have used ERGO
with SR, NR, Mavic SSC, C-Recprd, Old shimano...all work fine. It
really is just a downtube shifter with 'notches' mounted on the hbars.
If a DT shifter works the FD, ERGO will.

 

[E Goforth]

Thanks, I'd wondered if the length of the arm on the front derailleur
that the cable attaches to might be wrong.

Thanks,
Eric

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> E Goforth wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Will an old Super Record front derailleur work (well) with Ergopower
>> shifters? This would be in an 8-speed system.
>>
>> -Eric
>
> Yes it will. The design of the ERGO left shifter, as a 'ratcheting
> friction' means it will work with just about anything. I have used ERGO
> with SR, NR, Mavic SSC, C-Recprd, Old shimano...all work fine. It
> really is just a downtube shifter with 'notches' mounted on the hbars.
> If a DT shifter works the FD, ERGO will.
>

 

[noname]

good to know


thanks


Oh.. with shimano brake levers its the same???





E Goforth <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> Thanks, I'd wondered if the length of the arm on the front derailleur
> that the cable attaches to might be wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
> Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
>> E Goforth wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Will an old Super Record front derailleur work (well) with Ergopower
>>> shifters? This would be in an 8-speed system.
>>>
>>> -Eric
>>
>> Yes it will. The design of the ERGO left shifter, as a 'ratcheting
>> friction' means it will work with just about anything. I have used ERGO
>> with SR, NR, Mavic SSC, C-Recprd, Old shimano...all work fine. It
>> really is just a downtube shifter with 'notches' mounted on the hbars.
>> If a DT shifter works the FD, ERGO will.
>>
>

 

[Nate Knutson]

noname wrote:
> good to know
>
>
> thanks
>
>
> Oh.. with shimano brake levers its the same???

Nope. STI lefts are fully indexed, sometimes with a trim stop. There's
setups where they can work with stuff that isn't designed for them, but
they're not "semi-indexed" like Ergo. And usually the cludged-together
setups with STI don't work nearly as well as a friction shifter would.