Pre-98 Ergo levers -- parts no mas?

[[email protected]]

I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
'97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
correct?

I'm wondering if the only way is to scrounge up NOS levers for parts.
I have the newer 9-speed and 10-speed models, they work great, but I'm
still partial to the look of the old pointy-top style.

eddiefel

 

[A Muzi]

>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
>>> '97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
>>> are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
>>> correct?
>>> I'm wondering if the only way is to scrounge up NOS levers for parts.
>>> I have the newer 9-speed and 10-speed models, they work great, but I'm
>>> still partial to the look of the old pointy-top style.

> A Muzi <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Not to worry. The shift cams are rarely replaced except when changing
>> format ( 8 to 9) . I have never seen one fail. And they are readily
>> available at any competent LBS this point anyway. Cheap too.


[email protected] wrote:
> Really? I corresponded with Rodd at Branford Bike and he said he can't
> get any 91-97 shift cams from Campy distributors, and Vecchio's in
> Boulder said they they had no more and did not expect any more. If
> you've got a source please by all means let me know.

Hmm. We received pointy nine cams a month ago. Haven't asked in March
but I will.
Maybe they should not remain cheap. . .

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

On Mar 28, 10:32 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
> '97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
> are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
> correct?
>
> I'm wondering if the only way is to scrounge up NOS levers for parts.
> I have the newer 9-speed and 10-speed models, they work great, but I'm
> still partial to the look of the old pointy-top style.
>
> eddiefel

First, rathey discs are readily available
Second, I have never seen the need to shcnage one because of wear. I
have never seen one wear out, only change to change 'speeds'.

The only thing you may need is shift springs and a spring carrier.
Even w/o the older spring carrier, you can modify a current EC-RE-111
to work in these levers.

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

On Mar 28, 9:06 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mar 28, 8:31 pm, A Muzi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > [email protected] wrote:
> > > I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
> > > '97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
> > > are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
> > > correct?
>
> > > I'm wondering if the only way is to scrounge up NOS levers for parts.
> > > I have the newer 9-speed and 10-speed models, they work great, but I'm
> > > still partial to the look of the old pointy-top style.
>
> > Not to worry. The shift cams are rarely replaced except when changing
> > format ( 8 to 9) . I have never seen one fail. And they are readily
> > available at any competent LBS this point anyway. Cheap too.
>
> > --
> > Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> > Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>
> Really? I corresponded with Rodd at Branford Bike and he said he can't
> get any 91-97 shift cams from Campy distributors, and Vecchio's in
> Boulder said they they had no more and did not expect any more. If
> you've got a source please by all means let me know.

Which one? It is correct that the 9s disc to convert 8s to 9s are not
available.

 

[Dave Mayer]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
> '97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
> are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
> correct?
>
I wouldn't be surprised if the 8-speed shift disks are no longer available
from Campy. Your best bet is to contact a knowledgeable Campy shop who has
done Ergo lever servicing. In their back room will be a drawer with a whole
bunch of 8-speed shift disks left over from 9-speed upgrades. Many of these
disks will be new.

 

[[email protected]]

On Mar 29, 9:01 am, "Qui si parla Campagnolo" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> On Mar 28, 9:06 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 28, 8:31 pm, A Muzi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > [email protected] wrote:
> > > > I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
> > > > '97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
> > > > are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
> > > > correct?
>
> > > > I'm wondering if the only way is to scrounge up NOS levers for parts.
> > > > I have the newer 9-speed and 10-speed models, they work great, but I'm
> > > > still partial to the look of the old pointy-top style.
>
> > > Not to worry. The shift cams are rarely replaced except when changing
> > > format ( 8 to 9) . I have never seen one fail. And they are readily
> > > available at any competent LBS this point anyway. Cheap too.
>
> > > --
> > > Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> > > Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>
> > Really? I corresponded with Rodd at Branford Bike and he said he can't
> > get any 91-97 shift cams from Campy distributors, and Vecchio's in
> > Boulder said they they had no more and did not expect any more. If
> > you've got a source please by all means let me know.
>
> Which one? It is correct that the 9s disc to convert 8s to 9s are not
> available.

I spoke with Andrew at Yellowjersey and he said the 9x shift disks he
got in recently were the same one's he has been using to convert
pointy 8x to 9x. They were unmarked and it was not possible to tell
the part number. I thought from reading the archives and looking at
the '97 Campy parts catalog that one needs EC-RE113. I ordered a
couple from him, one to use for a conversion of my '96 Chorus 8x and
one to put away in case my '97 Record 9x might need one. Are we
missing something here?

eddiefel

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

On Mar 30, 7:33 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mar 29, 9:01 am, "Qui si parla Campagnolo" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 28, 9:06 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Mar 28, 8:31 pm, A Muzi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > [email protected] wrote:
> > > > > I'd like to extend the life of my 8-speed '96 Chorus Ergolevers and my
> > > > > '97 Record 9-speed Ergolevers. It would appear the shifter g-springs
> > > > > are still around, but Campy has discontinued the ratchet disks. Am I
> > > > > correct?
>
> > > > > I'm wondering if the only way is to scrounge up NOS levers for parts.
> > > > > I have the newer 9-speed and 10-speed models, they work great, but I'm
> > > > > still partial to the look of the old pointy-top style.
>
> > > > Not to worry. The shift cams are rarely replaced except when changing
> > > > format ( 8 to 9) . I have never seen one fail. And they are readily
> > > > available at any competent LBS this point anyway. Cheap too.
>
> > > > --
> > > > Andrew Muziwww.yellowjersey.org
> > > > Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>
> > > Really? I corresponded with Rodd at Branford Bike and he said he can't
> > > get any 91-97 shift cams from Campy distributors, and Vecchio's in
> > > Boulder said they they had no more and did not expect any more. If
> > > you've got a source please by all means let me know.
>
> > Which one? It is correct that the 9s disc to convert 8s to 9s are not
> > available.
>
> I spoke with Andrew at Yellowjersey and he said the 9x shift disks he
> got in recently were the same one's he has been using to convert
> pointy 8x to 9x. They were unmarked and it was not possible to tell
> the part number. I thought from reading the archives and looking at
> the '97 Campy parts catalog that one needs EC-RE113. I ordered a
> couple from him, one to use for a conversion of my '96 Chorus 8x and
> one to put away in case my '97 Record 9x might need one. Are we
> missing something here?
>
> eddiefel

"Big" shape with a wee '9' on it in a circle is the only way to tell a
EC-RE-113...Not cutout for the EC-RE-111 post, ala 1998 and onward.

 

[[email protected]]

On Mar 31, 9:13 am, "Qui si parla Campagnolo" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> "Big" shape with a wee '9' on it in a circle is the only way to tell a
> EC-RE-113...Not cutout for the EC-RE-111 post, ala 1998 and onward.

Indeed, the ones that arrived from Andrew have the little '9' in a
circle on the tab; one of the little baggies containing the part was
labeled RE113. So, all good.

My thanks go to Andrew for the service and Peter for the info.

Ed