Originally Posted by
Paul Ebert
Another question: can cranksets and cassettes be mixed and matched across manufacturers? Any problem using the Campy with a Shimano or SRAM cassette (for example)? For that matter, would I need a Campy BB to go with the Mirage or could I use a Shimano UN55?
For a new Campy crankset, you definitely need a Campy bottom bracket. For vintage (square taper) as long as you have the right square taper standard (ISO/JIS) and spindle length (crankset dependent) you should be OK. I'm not sure, but I think it's possible that Campy uses different spacing than SRAM/Shimano so it might give you some shifting trouble. SRAM and Shimano cranksets and cassettes are interchangeable, but SRAM doesn't make a triple road crankset, do they? Maybe under the TruVativ name.