Shimano cassette on Campy wheel
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::dom:: said:
Modern Campagnolo hubs and wheels(also Fulcrum) can have their freehub swapped to a 'alternative'(shimano/sram) compatible freehub so you can run shimano/sram cogsets on your Campag wheel/hub and shimano drivetrain.
See a decent bike shop that 'qui si parla Campagnolo'.
Peter@vecchios said:
Thanks Peter@vecchios. I have Campy Neutrons (with a record cassette) that I want to swap on to a Shimano equipped bike... Are Shimano freehubs available for these... the nearest bike shop is 5000km away
... I may as well go to Italy to find one that speaks Campy. Any other fixes... that I can buy online... I do most of my own wrenching.
Check out the Park Tool website. I'm not sure but I believe they have a do-it-yourself on freehub changing. May be useful to you.::dom:: said:Thanks Peter@vecchios. I have Campy Neutrons (with a record cassette) that I want to swap on to a Shimano equipped bike... Are Shimano freehubs available for these... the nearest bike shop is 5000km away
Any other fixes... that I can buy online... I do most of my own wrenching.
::dom:: said:Thanks Peter@vecchios. I have Campy Neutrons (with a record cassette) that I want to swap on to a Shimano equipped bike... Are Shimano freehubs available for these... the nearest bike shop is 5000km away
Any other fixes... that I can buy online... I do most of my own wrenching.
Yes they are, the freehub that will accept a shimano cassette. Where are ya? I'll send ya one. Just need a credit card and address.
Sorry, I thought you were looking for information on how to replace the campy freehub with a shimano freehub. There is a page that tells you how to take them off anyway, all you'd need is the new freehub....::dom:: said:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=118
Camilo said:
And Park site not really accurate. 5mm allen in the drive side axle end, 17mm open end wrench on the axle end flats..LEFT THREADED(Righty-loosey)...Remove axle end, freehub slides off. DO NOT grease pawls..oil them. Pawls are held on with a spring, they won't fall out like the older(1998 and older) ones. shimano freehub body is 'plug and play', install, shimano cogset on, adjust RD, go ride.
::dom:: said:
Well, the shimano compatible freehub body made by Campagnolo. Not a shimano made freehub body.
alfeng said:
The new HG compatible freehub body is for the aluminum axled hubs, but I see the supplier lists one for the steel axle, Centaur/Veloce type hubs as well. All are about $100.
::dom:: said:Ahhh... gotcha! How much with shipping to Fiji? <--- now you know why I can't just pop down to the LBS
Probably about $20, via USPS.
Thanks for the info ...Peter@vecchios said:
OR, should I say "thank goodness I have enough hubs (for the time being) with the freehub spline type(s) that I need!" AND/OR can relace my own wheels -- on the one hand, $100 is reasonable for retrofitting a Record hub ... but, it seems a bit extreme for a Centaur/Veloce hub (IMO).
So, do you happen to know if the axles (steel vs. alloy) actually have a different diameter?
BTW. This is probably of little-or-no interest for most-if-not-all cyclists, but a few years ago when one of the cartridge bearings in an older (circa 1998) Record freehub crapped out [one of the Red Ryder BB-sized bearings in one of the bearing cartridges fractured] & my LBS was clueless about ordering new bearings, I managed to cannibalize a Shimano-compatible 3-pawl freehub from another hub & transplant it onto the older Record hub shell (the ID of the bearings in the freehub matched the axle's diameter ... but, I can imagine ONE reason why there might possibly be two different models even if the axle size is the same). The cobbled-together hub BARELY WORKED, but allowed me to continue to use the hub -- the ratchets were worn just-enough to allow the pawls to flutter past the ratchet's sawteeth otherwise the hub would not have freewheeled (curiosity had made me test fit the Shimano-compatible freehub in a new Campy hub shell to test feasibility of other transplants -- it wasn't -- so, I've been on the look-out for other, comparable options [just in case!]).
