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Stupid 8 speed questions (Colnago)
Greetings, Scored me a Colnago Super on Flea bay and I'm trying to figure out how to build it upon arrival. Rear spacing is 130 mm and it comes with Campy 8 speed / Mavic wheels. My experience with brifter technology is limited to when I built my Cannondale 2.8 in the early '90's with the first iteration of Dura Ace STI. I have sitting around a pat 79 Super record rear derailluer, friction shifters and front derailluer with Super Record crankset. I guess my questions are:
1) Can/should I use the Campy s.r. rear derailluer on a 8 spd cassette? Does it have the necessary range?
2) What is the max number of teeth a s.r. rear can handle comfortably, 28?
3) Should I just bite the bullet and chase down proper Campy or Shimano Brifters and derailluers and build this thing in a more modern way?
4) Are the pictured hubs Campy Record?
Comments and opinions welcome.
Thanks, Steve
Last edited by svt4cam; 06-19-10 at 04:27 AM.