By the way, alf, how does one hubbub the cable to mate Campagnolo shifters with SRAM derailleurs? Or are you recommending a derailleur swap while the bike is on the work stand, anyway? And if we're swapping derailleurs, do we want Shimano or Campagnolo?
You may recall that at one time, the Campagnolo
10-speed shifters & SRAM
10-speed shifters were theoretically interchangeable for the alternative rear derailleur & respective indexing ...
So, if YOU knew someone who wanted to convert his-or-her 10-speed SRAM bike to use with Campagnolo shifters, or vice-versa (
), then s/he should be good to go after replacing the SRAM 10-speed shifters with Campagnolo 10-speed shifters AND/OR find that the SRAM 10-speed shifter was presumably fine with the Campagnolo rear derailleur & 10-speed Campagnolo Cassette indexing ...
However, because SRAM has a who-needs-trim front shifter, a Campagnolo OR Shimano front derailleur would need to be replaced with the appropriate SRAM front derailleur.
I can't say how
iffy shifting would be with the various (
as in, non-Campagnolo) 11-speed shifters other than to note that the ramping on the Cogs on all post-2000 Cassettes means that if the Stops are set properly on the rear derailleur, then it will shift fine, but may not index onto all 11 Cogs (
i.e., one Cog may-or-may-not be bypassed).
I suppose that IF one needed to (or could) hubbub a SRAM rear derailleur then it would be necessary to "cannibalize" a molly hook from a Shimano rear derailleur -- or try to find-or-fabricate an equivalent --- and, proceed, accordingly..
Now, as to whether a person should choose-or-use Campagnolo or Shimano derailleurs ....
I
love Shimano derailleurs ...
Except for XTR & Dura Ace, I think they are generally a better value for the money than Campagnolo derailleurs.
So, my preference & general recommendation would for a
standard pull SLX or XT rear derailleurs for NON-racers over Campagnolo derailleurs regardless of shifters UNLESS "cosmetics" are an issue (
nothing wrong with THAT!).