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Eurastus
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So...it appears that Campy has decided not to offer the new
'04 Record carbon front derailleur in a 28.6mm clamp
version. Well...unfortunately, that's just what I want and
the size I need. They offer the 28.6 clamp with the aluminum
cage, but no carbon.
I went ahead and purchased the braze-on version along with a
Problem Solvers
28.6 clamp. Yes, it will work, but looks rather clunky (to
me) and I'd rather have the smooth, integrated, Campy
clamp (yes, yes...call me kooky).
So...I gets ta' thinkin'...
What's to stop me from changing out the body of the braze-
on with the one from a 28.6 clamp model but with a
different cage?
I looked in the Campy small parts catalog and they do offer
the pieces I need (FD-RE220, 223, 110, and 111) aftermarket,
though a call to Campy USA resulted in the tech telling me
they are all out of these parts. Apparently, everyone else
has discovered this lack in Campy's product offering and
have bought up the four parts listed above and put them on
back-order through the rest of the year.
Well, it turns out that the clamp body I need is the same as
the '03 Record and the '03 and '04 Chorus as well...perhaps
even further back in time...
I have one of the aluminum-cage 28.6 Records on back-order
through Performance ($89 seems like a good price...but I'm
getting tired of the wait...now today they tell me it'll be
September). I had intended to swap the bodies.
Anyone out there got a cheap...maybe even used and
busted...Record or Chorus FD from the last several years
that has a 28.6 clamp still in good condition? Other ideas?
I suppose I'll use the Problem Solvers clamp and it'll get
me on the road at any rate. I feel I've got some time here
to get just what I'd like to have long-term, but I'd rather
do it right the first time. I've got another week to wait
for my wheels, so I've avoided mounting the FD so far,
hoping I'd get the one in from Performance and wouldn't have
to worry about scratching up the paint (Problem Solvers
clamp is a little rough and is out-of-round).
Ideas?
Thanks for your collective time...
'04 Record carbon front derailleur in a 28.6mm clamp
version. Well...unfortunately, that's just what I want and
the size I need. They offer the 28.6 clamp with the aluminum
cage, but no carbon.
I went ahead and purchased the braze-on version along with a
Problem Solvers
28.6 clamp. Yes, it will work, but looks rather clunky (to
me) and I'd rather have the smooth, integrated, Campy
clamp (yes, yes...call me kooky).
So...I gets ta' thinkin'...
What's to stop me from changing out the body of the braze-
on with the one from a 28.6 clamp model but with a
different cage?
I looked in the Campy small parts catalog and they do offer
the pieces I need (FD-RE220, 223, 110, and 111) aftermarket,
though a call to Campy USA resulted in the tech telling me
they are all out of these parts. Apparently, everyone else
has discovered this lack in Campy's product offering and
have bought up the four parts listed above and put them on
back-order through the rest of the year.
Well, it turns out that the clamp body I need is the same as
the '03 Record and the '03 and '04 Chorus as well...perhaps
even further back in time...
I have one of the aluminum-cage 28.6 Records on back-order
through Performance ($89 seems like a good price...but I'm
getting tired of the wait...now today they tell me it'll be
September). I had intended to swap the bodies.
Anyone out there got a cheap...maybe even used and
busted...Record or Chorus FD from the last several years
that has a 28.6 clamp still in good condition? Other ideas?
I suppose I'll use the Problem Solvers clamp and it'll get
me on the road at any rate. I feel I've got some time here
to get just what I'd like to have long-term, but I'd rather
do it right the first time. I've got another week to wait
for my wheels, so I've avoided mounting the FD so far,
hoping I'd get the one in from Performance and wouldn't have
to worry about scratching up the paint (Problem Solvers
clamp is a little rough and is out-of-round).
Ideas?
Thanks for your collective time...
