Which wheels for disc brakes and Campy 10spd cassete?

[rhygin]

Here's my problem, I've looked everywhere and I can't figure out what to do:

I'm currently in possesion of a full Record 10spd drivetrain and a disc brake compatible frame (135mm rear spacing). My problem comes when I try to find a pair of wheels that will accept discs and a Campy cassette.

1) are there pre-built wheels out there that can have the freehub bodys swapped out for Campy cassettes?

2) are there rear hubs out there that can fit a 135mm frame, take discs and have a Campy freehub body?

I'm looking for a high-end solution. Ideally, I'd like to use the Campy cassettes that I already own, but if the answer to both of the questions is no, then it looks like I'll have to use a Shimano cassette or one of the American Classic/Wheels Manufacturing conversion cassettes. Which of these would work out best?

Thanks in advance.

[jhota]

1. not that i've been able to find.

2. not that i've been able to find.

i prefer Campagnolo myself, but i couldn't find any Campy-compatible disc hubs for my recent build. ended up using a Shimano hub, cassette and rear derailer with Campy brifters, front derailer and Shiftmate. works just fine.

the big problem, i think, is the width of the Campy cassette; a 10-speed Campy cassette is wider than a Shimano cassette. this makes it much more expensive to design a hub that can accept either freehub body. until recently, discs have been limited to the MTB market - which Campy has ignored for years. ergo, no Campy disc hubs.

[stric]

I am currently running 10-speed Centaur cassete and I must say that it is not the best choice for mud. I prefer 8 or 9 speed cassetes. 10-speed, due to narrower spacing between cogs gets pretty messed up in mud and dirt.

[china]

DT Swiss 240s hubs will work. They are available in 135mm disc-version (mountain bike Shimano hub) and the spline body can be changed to accept a Campagnolo casette (there is a campagnolo version of the hub with 130mm spacing). Here in Europe the parts are rather easy to get. I think you should contact DT Swiss with your inquiry. The hubs are very nice and light, and should be fine for cyclocross use.

[rhygin]

brilliant. i stumbled across their site yesterday actually and i noticed their conversion kit for the 240s'. to me, this is a perfect solution: nice hubs, no 3rd party parts and i can switch back to shimano if i ever need to.

it will be more fun building up a wheel from scratch anyway.

thanks

[jhota]

DT Swiss 240s hubs will work. They are available in 135mm disc-version (mountain bike Shimano hub) and the spline body can be changed to accept a Campagnolo casette (there is a campagnolo version of the hub with 130mm spacing). Here in Europe the parts are rather easy to get. I think you should contact DT Swiss with your inquiry. The hubs are very nice and light, and should be fine for cyclocross use.

i wish i'd known about this a couple months ago. oh well.

[MrPolak]

Has anyone come up with an answer to this dilemma? I'd like to keep my Campagnolo 10sp set up if I can, but I'd like to switch to disc wheels. I have not been able to find any encouraging news yet, outside a Velocity rear disc hub which takes a Campy cassette - I have not found a price for it, though.

[rhygin]

I'm running the 240s'. The LBS swapped out the freehub body for free, which was nice of them. After a couple thousand miles I have to say I'm extremely happy. Not a cheap hub, but they've seen a lot of abuse so far and they're rolling smoother than the day I bought them.

[acorn_user]

Just discovered another option.
Gipiemme make a wheel called the tecno 1.55 ciclocross disc.

You'ld have to work to get one though, I'd warrant. Bah. Euro parts are so hard to get sometimes :(

[justinb]

http://www.amclassic.com/images/cassette.jpg

use *almost* any shimano compatible freehub. (http://www.amclassic.com/cassettes.html)

[scthomson]

1. Mavic makes the Speedcity 700c disc wheelset which your LBS can order with a Campy-splined body. 24 spokes, but tough as hell, they say. About $450 for the set.

2. White Industries can build you their M16 Disc hubs with a Campy-splined body as well. These hubs have options for different drillings, so you could build your wheels up with your choice of spokes and rims. These run about $400 for the hubs alone, so add up the rest of the parts.

3. Tune can deliver their King/Kong disc hubset with a Campy-splined body as well - very expensive but will probably last a lifetime and you get to choose colors.

4. HOPE said they could put a Pro II hubset together and swap the Shimano body for one of the spare Campy bodies they used to provide for the Ti-Glide hubs a few years back. I don't know if they have any left, but as of 6 months ago they said they had several still in the US stockroom.

5. Lastly, you could run a Shimano-compatible 10sp wide range cassette from Interloc Racing (IRD) and then use the JTEK shiftmate ($35) to make it work with your Campy Derailleurs and Shifters. This gives you a wider range of wheel options and IRD makes a 12-32 10sp cassette that they swear works with the Campy long-cage derailleurs. Campagnolo cassettes only go up to 29!

Hope this helps...

[MIN]

What bike will this be for?