Originally Posted by
littlewaywelt
If I go 10 then (correct me if I'm wrong) my costs would go up substantially. I'd need a new wheel, narrow chain, and new crankset, in addition to what I'd need below.
If I go 8 I only need new brifters, rear cogset, rear dereaileur
The primary point of this endeavor for me is to get brifters. If I could have done that with my 7 speed setup that would have been my first option. I'm trying to do this whole thing for close to $200 if I can. Otherwise I just think I'd put the money toward a low end entry bike like a trek 1000.
First, a custom steel frame bike is probably better than any Trek 1000. You can sell your old Campy group off on ebay for several hundred dollars if it's in good shape. That will help defray the cost of a new group. Hillrider is correct. Just buy a Veloce build kit and be done with it. GVH bike has the complete kit for under a grand.
http://www.gvhbikes.com/ It will blow away anything Trek makes. Good luck.
Tim