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Campagnolo athena 32t mix

by moorsey72
Wed, Apr 05, 2017 04:17
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Im currently cobbling together parts to build up a silver athena groupset. To operate a 32t cassette i would need a triple rd which are bloody pricey in silver. However ive heard that a 10 speed comp triple rd will work, which would save me 50 notes whilst keeping the look im after.

Anyone have any experience on this subject? Its all a learning curve for me at the mo, but already have the double shifters and fd so ive committed to athena double now.

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pashtag | 7 years ago
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I don't think I would be pairing 11 speed shifters with 10 speed mechs.  There is sufficient confusion already as Campag 11 speed pull changed in 2015 so stuff before that wont work satisfactorily with later stuff, at least for Chorus.  There is nothing more annoying than your bike dropping out of gear.

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muppetteer replied to pashtag | 7 years ago
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pashtag wrote:

I don't think I would be pairing 11 speed shifters with 10 speed mechs.  There is sufficient confusion already as Campag 11 speed pull changed in 2015 so stuff before that wont work satisfactorily with later stuff, at least for Chorus.  There is nothing more annoying than your bike dropping out of gear.

 

But, doesn't the rear mech just move in/out and up/down? Its ideally a smooth motion adjusted by the pull of the shifters, thus it shouldn't really matter what is making the mech move. I would have throught the biggest issues would be ensuring there's enough in the limiter screws for in/out so it doesn't hit the spokes, and up/down so there's enough clearance for the chain to clear the cassette.

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TypeVertigo replied to pashtag | 7 years ago
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pashtag wrote:

I don't think I would be pairing 11 speed shifters with 10 speed mechs.  There is sufficient confusion already as Campag 11 speed pull changed in 2015 so stuff before that wont work satisfactorily with later stuff, at least for Chorus.  There is nothing more annoying than your bike dropping out of gear.

This.

Campagnolo themselves explicitly say in their installation videos NOT to mix and match 11-speed stuff from 2015 and any year prior. 2015 components have a squared "A" in relief.

The videos are all readily available on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_1pkG2XfT0

 

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moorsey72 | 7 years ago
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Sounds like its a good bet then, although the athena is 11 speed with standard shifters. Problem is im just gathering parts together ready whilst waiting for my steel frame to be built so wont have much opportunity to try things out before handing over to lbs for the build. Might chance it.

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pashtag | 7 years ago
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I have a Comp Triple connected to 10 speed Record levers working with a 13-29 and 52-39-30 and it works fine.  Mech and levers were eBay bargains, chainset was a Merlin bargain...

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matthewn5 | 7 years ago
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Sheldon suggests that any post-2001 Campag deraiilleur works with any speed of shifters:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/speeds.html#derailers

Buy a second hand one and give it a try?

 

 

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moorsey72 replied to matthewn5 | 7 years ago
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matthewn5 wrote:

Sheldon suggests that any post-2001 Campag deraiilleur works with any speed of shifters:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/speeds.html#derailers

Buy a second hand one and give it a try?

 

 

Great info thanks, definately worth a try. Ebay time.....

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