8 speed Campy record parts
12-14-06, 11:50 AM
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8 speed Campy record parts
Hey folks: I am thinking about buying a 10 YO bike w/ 8 speed Campy record groupset. What troubles may I encounter with picking up parts for repair. Seems my bikes are either Shimano/Suntour 7 speed friction or shimano 9 speed index. Will 8 speed campy be a tough to repair? Thanks for your time, Charlie
12-14-06, 08:07 PM
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8-speed Campy is obsolete and no longer supported effectively by Campy. Parts are either going to have to be sourced NOS through e-bay or cherry picked from Loose Screws or similar suppliers. It can be done but it isn't real easy.
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There's still quite a bit of campy 8-speed parts out there, but like the other poster said it is obsolete. I have 8-speed campy record on my bike, but most of my parts were sourced from e-bay.
12-15-06, 03:17 AM
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The bike will probably be very trouble free. Problem is, as the others mentioned, parts are getting hard to get and expensive. I am selling off all me old 8 speed Chorus parts, see my signature line. Nothing wrong with Campy 8 speed except rear derailleurs are getting hard to get. The first 2 parts I sold were the rear derailleurs. Brifters are probably the next most difficult part to get for reasonable money.
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You can use a 9 speed campy rear der with 8 speed pulleys and it will work with campy 8 speed no problem. Have had to do it to many of customers bikes that other shops said they needed a new bike
12-18-06, 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by mtnbiker4791
You can use a 9 speed campy rear der with 8 speed pulleys and it will work with campy 8 speed no problem. Have had to do it to many of customers bikes that other shops said they needed a new bike
You could use the Jtek #1 on a Post 2000 derailleur to make it 8 speed compatible. Jtek said it works but for some reason they don't list it on their chart.
Whatever the case may be, good luck
Tim
12-18-06, 07:53 AM
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Thanks a lot folks. If I buy the bike I guess I'll have to start looking for a few parts for future needs. What parts do you think would be smart to stock up on? As Tim said RD and brifters are hardest to come by. I would think rear cassettes will be easy to acquire. Thanks Charlie
