Thread: campy ergopower indexing compatibility
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Old 03-15-08 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JunkYardBike
I'm building a bike with Campy 8-speed ergos and dérailleurs mated to a shimano 7 speed cassette. The cog spacing on Campy 8 and Shimano 7 cassettes are exactly the same, so if all goes well, the only 'quirk' in my system will be a ghost 8th click.
That would actually be perfect! I have a nice 7-speed cassette I could use.

So would I just set the limit screws on the RD so that it doesn't go "past" that gear and then the 8th click would just do nothing? And would the pitch or anything else have the potential for extra wear with this setup?
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