Mojo Slim

My bike shop is having trouble finding a replacement for my Campy 9 spd cassette. Does anyone know where to get one, even through mail order? Or is there an easy substitute that won't cost a fortune?

Indolent58

Campy Veloce 9sp cassettes are in production, are good and inexpensive, and should be readily available. Quality Bike Products lists these in their catalog -

https://harriscyclery.net/site/page.c...&Category=1707

Your LBS should be able to get one via QBP, or you can order one from repartocorse.com or harris cryclery.

Mojo Slim

Thanks. I will let them know. I LOVE BF!

sydney

That must be one lame bike shop.Excel sports has em. Branfordbike ought to, and I bet I could find a bunch more in a few minutes,not including ebay.....Repartocorse.com has veloce 9 speed for $40.

Mojo Slim

Indolent58

Thanks for the tip. I have ordered what I need. My "local" bike shop is 1 1/2 hours away, so I will take it to him and let him put it on.

Mojo Slim

Sydney

this bike shop was vote "the best in Reno" so I thought I could trust it. Our town is too small (5000) for anything reliable. One hands one bike to some Jr. College kid and get it back three days later from a different Jr. College kid. I checked Branfordbike and they had some and found some other (including ebay) myself.

It does seem like Campy should make 9 speeds available more easily to bike shops, even if they have gone to 10 speeds.

sydney

Campy is still supproting 9 speed. Most shops don't stock campy,but one that can't come up with a campy 9 speed casette shouldn't be in business. FWIW,get a casette lockring tool and a chainwhip and install it yourself. Sure beats a 1.5 hour trip to a lame a$$ shop. The in town shop should be able to source anything your or I can, and they even have sources we don't.Ordering a casette is not exactly rocket science and even nose picking jr. college kids ought to be able to handle it.

vrkelley

I was thinking of switching to Campy also. Given rainy conditions, how many miles can you get on a campy rear cassette?

Raiyn

Be prepared to shell out some coin for that switch. Chances are excellent that you'll need a new rear wheel as well.

Indolent58

You don't actually need to use a Campy cassette. You can use 10sp Campy Ergo and derailleur with a Shimano 9sp cassette, so you don't have to get a new hub/wheel unless you want to.

I have heard that Campy cassettes last longer than Shimano, but I don't have any personal experience to confirm.

vrkelley

I'm look'n for less maintenance on shifters, cables, and derailers. So is it worth the coin to switch?

Indolent58

All drivetrains are going to require a fair amount of maintenance if you ride in the rain a lot as I'm sure you do in Seattle. Campy Ergo shifters are more reliable and maintainable than STI, but I am not sure I would generalize that to the rest of the drivetrain. Campy and Shimano derailleurs are both good and both subject to wear and tear in harsh conditions.

Mojo Slim

I got 5000 miles on my Campy Veloce cassette. I was "average" on maintenance.