OK, lets say we want to put together a Campy cross bike. It's getting painfully hard and expensive to find vintage Campy MTB cantilevers. What would be a suitable substitute? I have tons of Shimano cantis in my parts box now. Problem is they might not get along too well on the same bike.

Tim

why wouldn't it work?

the only problem would be the opinions of form-before-function pedants that would scoff at shimano stuff on a primarily campy bike.

cable pull should be the same, or close to it. no worries.

https://www.roba-bikeparts.com/shop/p...19dfe8aaa99be3

Another option would be Avid's. Yes, they're a SRAM product, but that's not as offensive to some as putting Shimano on a Campy bike. They're relatively cheap, too.

Even the most anal Campy purist couldn't begrudge Paul Neo-retros:

Well that's an idea.

I use Campy with Avids and they work fine.
The quality of the Avids is poor, but they work.

IRD Cafam has a retro look and gets very good marks by all accounts.

yep, i'm a satisfied ird user.

I really like the way they look. I've heard mixed reviews though. How have they performed for you?

I don't use them, I use Cane Creek SCX-5 which are great but only come in black AFAIK.

Everything I've read about the IRDs is positive, including Grant Petersen's stamp of approval, which to me means a lot. They're not nearly as pricey as Pauls, which for me would be choice #1 if money were no object.

quite admirably, no complaints.

i like how high up the arms go, which allows for a low cantilever angle even with really fat tires.

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Tim-Are these what you are looking for? I've got one set, they are yours if you want them. PM if interested. Even the pads are Campy!

I have Shimano CAnti's on mine, mated to Centaur levers.

No problems, ever.