Originally Posted by
FatAndSlow
Hi all,
I've got a late-eighties road bike running Suntour Sprint 9000. I'm more than happy with it on flat(ish) terrain, but there are a lot of hills around here bigger than I can tackle with the current setup. I've noticed you can pick up a new Campy Mirage compact crankset for next to nix on ebay. Does anyone know if this would be compatible with my current setup? I don't know what sort of bb I've got, except that it works with the Suntour crankset.
Note that I don't want to do anything too radical as I'd like to be able to put the Suntour gear back on when I don't need the low gears.
Any help/advice gratefully appreciated.
I just put a Centaur 10 speed compact on my 1980 Woodrup, but with a 9-speed chain. There is a little chain rub when in the small chainwheel. Branford bike site says there are some spacers I can get that will slightly widen the distance between the chainwheels and set up the correct clearance for retrofitting.
I haven't tried it yet, but I plan to.
Regarding front derailleurs, I previously had a Campy Triple on this bike, with their old Racing Triple front derailleur. I've kept it, but I might go to a new Campy derailleur that is designed for compact, if I can find one cheap enough and that fits a vintage seat tube. Or maybe FSA?