Originally Posted by
FastJake
Brifters + cheap beater with Campy don't really go together, but...
Your best option is probably original Campy 8 speed brifters. As far as I know they were pretty durable and rebuld-able. There are plenty of sets on ebay. Any other brifter option is going be roughly the same price, plus you'll need to add the cost of the kludge (Shift Mate) to make it work.
I think finding a used set of Campy 8 speed brifters might be his best bet. Good point. Ebay is your friend.