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11-11-09, 10:16 PM
Finally! After a defective front derailleur and 9 or 10 months spent saving, I finished the install of the groupset tonight!
It looks great. I love the dark grey chainrings, the carbon levers and rear der, and the black anodized front der. The hood shape is fantastic! The ergonomics of the levers appear to be a big improvement. The shifting doesn't feel quite as good as the aluminum levers on my Chorus 9sp group, but much better than the plastic levers on the Mirage 8sp group that was on it before.
Shifting (in the stand anyway) is crisp, fast, and positive. The front shifts very quickly too. Adjusting cable tension for the rear der is rather finicky due to the narrow chain and tight cog spacing. However, it wasn't really any trouble. The front one adjusted up very quickly and easily.
The only downside is the chain. It's now installed with a cross pin like some of the Shimano chains. Once removed, the pin has to be replaced. After installed and the rounded end broken off, the end exposed needs to be peened out. Park has a relatively inexpensive tool for that and it did a good job (the Campy tool is about $200). I think I have it installed right, but I ordered an extra couple of pins just in case. I don't typically remove the chain for cleaning anyway, so I don't think it'll be a big deal.
So far so good. Test ride tomorrow. Easy ride, 34 miles, 1000 feet or so. Heading out about 10:30 if anyone wants to come along. I do need to stop by Bikes Plus in Folsom to pick up a wheel skewer.
My web site appears to be down, so if the picture doesn't show, try it again later.
http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/pedalforce.jpg
It looks great. I love the dark grey chainrings, the carbon levers and rear der, and the black anodized front der. The hood shape is fantastic! The ergonomics of the levers appear to be a big improvement. The shifting doesn't feel quite as good as the aluminum levers on my Chorus 9sp group, but much better than the plastic levers on the Mirage 8sp group that was on it before.
Shifting (in the stand anyway) is crisp, fast, and positive. The front shifts very quickly too. Adjusting cable tension for the rear der is rather finicky due to the narrow chain and tight cog spacing. However, it wasn't really any trouble. The front one adjusted up very quickly and easily.
The only downside is the chain. It's now installed with a cross pin like some of the Shimano chains. Once removed, the pin has to be replaced. After installed and the rounded end broken off, the end exposed needs to be peened out. Park has a relatively inexpensive tool for that and it did a good job (the Campy tool is about $200). I think I have it installed right, but I ordered an extra couple of pins just in case. I don't typically remove the chain for cleaning anyway, so I don't think it'll be a big deal.
So far so good. Test ride tomorrow. Easy ride, 34 miles, 1000 feet or so. Heading out about 10:30 if anyone wants to come along. I do need to stop by Bikes Plus in Folsom to pick up a wheel skewer.
My web site appears to be down, so if the picture doesn't show, try it again later.
http://www.jspublications.net/images/bikes/pedalforce.jpg