Ah. Admission time.

The Campy wheels arenīt actually Campy.

I got fed up looking for a decent set of vintage Shamals for this Campy-equipped bike:



so I stuck a €2 set of decals on a 40mm-deep Felt TTR4 wheelset that I had, and used a 7-speed Shimano cassette with an extra sprocket and spacer (which matches Campy 8-speed spacing) on the Olmo.

I know, I know, itīs faux and crappy, but I really wanted the deep-rim look, the Shamals I looked at all had cracked rims and/or were stupid money, and I had the Felt wheels on hand.


Fast-forward on a couple of years and I do something even more questionable - I swapped the beautiful Olmo (ī89 anniversary) with its original tubular wheelset for a Canyon road bike, and kept the Felt wheels.

Therefore the Felt wheels are now on the Merckx, the drivetrain is 50/34 up front and 12/30 9-speed on the back, it all works flawlessly, and although I should scrub off the Campagnolo decal on the wheelset I canīt be arsed. Who knows what the future may bring.