I think I recall seeing a website/page somewhere where someone had a conversion kit, or did the conversion themself, to use the Campy Ergo shifters (which I much prefer!!) with Shimano drivetrain (f and r. der.).

Anyone know what I'm talking about...what website that might have been at?

Thanks!
Andy

http://www.hearingoffice.com/download/hearing/10_Speed_Conversion_screen.pdf

Yup...that's the one.

Now, what about front derailleurs? Can I use Campy ergoshifters with ShimaNO front der. or is it easier to just buy a Campy front der?

Thanks!
Andy

Now, what about front derailleurs?

Front deraillers are like nails... fairly crude in their basic design & function to the extent that they work pretty much the same no matter what kind of hammer/shifter you use.

Either brand will work so long as you use one that's compatible with triple chainring set-ups. None of them are rated for the capacity that most of us use on road tandems, but they still get the job done.

JTek's ShiftMate lets you use Ergo shifters with Shim. rear der. Works as advertised, about 30 bucks, if I recall correctly.

I bought a JTEK last year from Peter White plus 9 speed Campy shifters and tried to get 2 shops to do the conversion including R&E in Seattle. Frustrating experience, I went ahead and built a new single bike with the shifters. R&E builds a number of Campy shifter Shimano casattes combinations. They tell me it entails a shimano front der, a campy long cage rear der and they use a really long cage - I didn't didn't know there were three lengths of campy cages - usually it's a veloce, but they say it can work with record to. It will be a while before I try this again because 9 speed shifters are getting harder to find. I will be interested to hear how your conversion works.

I It will be a while before I try this again because 9 speed shifters are getting harder to find.

There is no shortage of 9 speed ratchet barrels from Branford Bike so you could convert a 10 speed to 9 if you wish.

I bought a JTEK last year from Peter White plus 9 speed Campy shifters and tried to get 2 shops to do the conversion including R&E in Seattle...

What was the obstacle; it's an easy 30 - 45 minute job to change out shifters and add a JTek, including a re-wrap of the bars.

Reference Point: Even though I've had no trouble running Campy 9 Ergo + Record Long-Cage RD with Shimano 9spd cassettes (12x27t & 12x32t) on our tandems, I went ahead a stuck a JTek Model 1 on our travel tandem just to see if there was any difference. It took all of about 5 minutes to add it into the derailleur cable run.