Classic & Vintage - Using different rings on Campy cranks

I could find this out myself if i ripped one of my bikes apart but i really don't want to. I have been looking to replace the rings on my Nuovo record crankset and have not turned out too much luck. (really expensive) but anyways, is it possible to interchange rings on these campys. These are the rings i was planning on trying to use.

Stronglight 104 drilled out rings.

http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae192/DirtyHarry714/pug5-1.jpg

Will it work?

-Harry

Figure out the BCD on your cranks (most likely 144BCD) and buy new rings with the same BCD.

http://sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-bcd.html

I've used 144bcd Sugino rings, way cheaper.

so the bcd on my cranks would be 116

the rings are 122

so the bcd on my cranks would be 116

the rings are 122

BCDs have to match or it's a nogo.

BCDs have to match or it's a nogo.

+1

Thanks guys

The BCD on your Nuovo Record crank is not 116.

Nuovo/Super Record is 144 BCD. The inner ring does not get smaller than 41 teeth.

Oh my bad i was looking at the wrong one

I could find this out myself if i ripped one of my bikes apart but i really don't want to. I have been looking to replace the rings on my Nuovo record crankset and have not turned out too much luck. (really expensive) but anyways, is it possible to interchange rings on these campys. These are the rings i was planning on trying to use.

Stronglight 104 drilled out rings.

http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/ae192/DirtyHarry714/pug5-1.jpg

Will it work?

-Harry

No, Stronglight 104 is 122mm BCD, while Nuovo Record is 144mm BCD.

is it just me or there a big chip or something in the ring about 8:30??

It's just grease camouflaged with the dirt

There have been some fairly "cheap" used rings on ebay of late.

and here! http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/795828-144mm-chainrings-new-amp-good-used

is it just me or there a big chip or something in the ring about 8:30??
That's a peg, BG. It's not mounted with the peg behind the crankarm.

I know you shot better than Marksman....so you must be getting old.
Join the club.

and here! http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/795828-144mm-chainrings-new-amp-good-used

I have two 42t campys, in desperate needs for a 52t!

is it just me or there a big chip or something in the ring about 8:30??

No, it's the peg to prevent the chain from jamming between the arm and the ring. The ring just isn't oriented properly to place it behind the crank arm.

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/pug5-1a.jpg

You can usually find lots of new / NOS 144 BCD 3/32" rings, especially in 52 or 53. The 42s usually are in the most demand.

www.loosescrews.com (http://www.loosescrews.com) usually has new 144 BCD rings for about $30-40, depending on whether or not they are on sale at the moment. Rocket rings are decent (for example).

There were/are literally a jillion (OK, maybe only a half-jillion) other companies that made 144 rings and/or 144 cranks. Sugino, TA/Tevano, Suntour, Gipiemme, Mavic, Specialized (= Sugino, usually), Stronglight, Ofmega/Avocet, SR (Royal, etc.), Edco, Nervar, OMAS, Willow, and probably more that I can't recall right now.

I've used 144bcd Sugino rings, way cheaper.

I second David, there. Another inexpensive possibility with NR cranks are SR (Sakae Ringyo) rings as they too are 144.

Sugino
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3109/2770208044_34f5390094.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29611214@N02/2770208044/)
IMG_4842 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29611214@N02/2770208044/) by r80ksbits (http://www.flickr.com/people/29611214@N02/), on Flickr
SR
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3239/2770273484_615ec2cdc2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29611214@N02/2770273484/)
IMG_4871 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29611214@N02/2770273484/) by r80ksbits (http://www.flickr.com/people/29611214@N02/), on Flickr