Campagnolo Xenon shifters compatibility?
11-01-09, 12:49 PM
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Campagnolo Xenon shifters compatibility?
Broke my left chorus shfter. Thinking of getting the xenon shifters (now 10 spd) for my commuter. Would it work with a centaur drivetrain? Cheaper to get two new xenon shifters and sell my still good condition chorus right shifter
11-01-09, 01:07 PM
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All Campy 10s stuff is compatible with one another.
A question though. What part of your Chorus shifter broke?
Did you know that you can buy rebuild kits for your old shifter for about $30.00. Heck for $30.00, your LBS may even fix it for you. Here's one shop that does it very inexpensively. Most will. Then you don't need to buy a whole new shifter. Good thing about Campy vs Shimano, is you can rebuild Campy if you need to. I would stop by your LBS (or even search online), and see if they can order one for you.
https://spokesmanbicycles.com/page.cfm?PageID=366
A question though. What part of your Chorus shifter broke?
Did you know that you can buy rebuild kits for your old shifter for about $30.00. Heck for $30.00, your LBS may even fix it for you. Here's one shop that does it very inexpensively. Most will. Then you don't need to buy a whole new shifter. Good thing about Campy vs Shimano, is you can rebuild Campy if you need to. I would stop by your LBS (or even search online), and see if they can order one for you.
https://spokesmanbicycles.com/page.cfm?PageID=366
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11-01-09, 02:13 PM
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The Xenon components should work fine with everything else. They do have reinforced plastic brake levers though.
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My Xenon shifters are functionally different from my Record. The left (QS) has only 3 ratchets and a stronger spring and the right (Escape)shifts lower only three cogs and higher only 1. They would work with Chorus, but you would lose features.
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11-01-09, 05:22 PM
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Bad idea to invest in the no longer supported escape shifters, IMO. The don't work like the old Chorus/Record models.
The new Veloce ultrashift lever are only about $120 at Ribble and that includes a cable set worth about $50.
Explain what broke. Some things are worth fixing and some are not. Internal parts are still available and cheap. Other parts, like brake levers can be a bit pricey.
Check out www.aebike.com for repair parts.
The new Veloce ultrashift lever are only about $120 at Ribble and that includes a cable set worth about $50.
Explain what broke. Some things are worth fixing and some are not. Internal parts are still available and cheap. Other parts, like brake levers can be a bit pricey.
Check out www.aebike.com for repair parts.
