Originally Posted by knk9
Hi,
I have been restoring an 80's Bianchi Specialisma road bike. It is a 10 speed (2x5) bike.
I need to convert the downtube shifter to a new brake/shifter system.
There are a lot of 10 speed brake shifters but I think they are for 10x2 speed bikes?
Is this doable? Are there any issues with the conversion?
What part is compatible? (Looking for Campy parts)
Thanks in advance!
knk9
I made such a conversion on a twelve speed. Cost effective as got the shifters free. Bike is Champion no.5 so what the heck. Had to file the curved surface that the cable of the rear suntour derailer rides against to a smaller circumfrence to get it to index properly. It works perfect and the twelve speeds are enough for me. Don't know if you could do it to a campy though.
Most derailers don't have the ability to have their range of motion manipulated in such a way.