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Old 09-04-07, 10:37 AM
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shimano and campy compatibility issues?

Ok I know it was a bit compulsive but I bought a used rear wheel and failed to inspect it closer as I did later at home.

It turns out it’s a campy 10 spd and my setup is 9 spd shimano, what are my chances of just swapping a shimano cassette and run with it? Is this even possible? Something makes me think is very likely that campy hub’s splines have different spacing than shimanos.
So am I out of luck here? TIA

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go check out wheelsmanufacturing website.....they have a conversion(spacer kit) IIRC..

I had a campy rear wheel that I used with a shimano 9 speed drivetrain..

use3d the conversion kit and no problems whatsoever
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Will check that out.
If it's too much trouble I'll just put it up for resale at Craigslist.

Thanks.
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You could use a Campy 9-speed cassette since Campy 10-speed hubs also take their 9-speed cassettes. The shifting may be adequate as-is or you could get the appropriate Jtek Shiftmate to make them completely compatible.
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Originally Posted by HillRider
You could use a Campy 9-speed cassette since Campy 10-speed hubs also take their 9-speed cassettes. The shifting may be adequate as-is or you could get the appropriate Jtek Shiftmate to make them completely compatible.
+1. This is probably the fastest, simpliest solution.

What kind of wheel is it? You can also buy Campagnolo freehub bodies that are designed for Shimano 8/9 and swap it out. It's a 5 minute job. This would allow you to use any Shimano 8/9 cassette you wanted.
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Whats the hub? many campy cassette body hubs are swappable
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