"geos" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:hello,
I have read the archive and know that campagnolo record 10 shifters
works good with shimano 9 or 10 cassette using campagnolo rear derailleur.
the question is about derailleur: should I expect problems or everything
will be working fine when using this a bit older campy model with the
components mentioned above?
derailleur picture: http://tinyurl.com/d3ovx (57kB)
thanks,
geos
Geos: your pic is of an early 90's indexing Campy indexing derailleur. My
guess is Veloce or Athena. It has a mechanical advantage of 1.43:1. That
is, for every 1mm of cable pull, the derailleur travels 1.43mm across the
cassette. In 2001, Campy changed (for god knows what reason) to a 1.50 to 1
ratio.
Campy 10 speed shifters pull 2.75mm of cable per index position. So if you
use this derailleur with 10-speed Ergo shifters, it will travel 3.93mm per
index position. Shimano 10-speed uses a cog spacing of 3.95mm center to
center. Perfect match.
So this derailleur will work better than a new Campagnolo derailleur in
shifting Shimano 10-speed. Treasure it and keep it in good working order.