On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 01:47:42 +0000, A Muzi wrote:
> "Keith Boone" <
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>> I have a roadbike with a Campag Veloce triple on the front and 8 speed on the rear. Is it somehow
>> possible to change the rearend to something like 11-32 or 11-34 like I see on some touring bikes?
>> Does Campy make a cassette like this?
> You can more easily change the front inside to a lower gear,
Well, this depends on what he has. IIRC Campy triples have (for once) a standard 74mm granny, which
goes down to a 24 I think. That is probably smaller than he has, so this is good advice.
Ignore those who say it will not shift properly. It will shift fine. Maybe not as "crisp" as it was
-- or maybe it will be. But, heck, it gets you the gears to get up the hill.
>maybe consider changing over to nine speed. If you do, it requires a wheel with nine hub/cassette
>(Possibly just a cassette body?? )and a shift insert for your lever, a cassette ( up to 29t in
>Campagnolo) probably a longer rear derailleur and a new chain.
That will be an expensive conversion. I did it, and for less than most, probably, but you will need
a new freehub body, the cassette itself, a new shift disk in the right shifter, and of course a new
chain. Freehub bodies are not trivial to find, and fairly expensive. I replaced my hubs with
flea-market 9/10-speed hubs, which are surprisingly common. One set was brand-spanking new 98 or so
Chorus for $25, front and rear.
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