A littl e help from the Campy experts
09-06-11 | 11:51 AM
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A littl e help from the Campy experts
I have a mid-to-late 1980s Athena RD (6 or 7-speed, likely 6-speed) I'd like to use with 8-speed Chorus Ergos and an 8-speed Campy cassette, if possible.
The arrangement basically works, but the chain wants to skip in a couple of the middle gears. Is this the best performance I can expect (without changing derailleurs), or will a little more fine-tuning likely solve the issue?
TIA
The arrangement basically works, but the chain wants to skip in a couple of the middle gears. Is this the best performance I can expect (without changing derailleurs), or will a little more fine-tuning likely solve the issue?
TIA
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09-06-11 | 11:59 AM
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I'm not sure Synchro era (late 80's) indexing was the same as Ergo, so I can't give you a definitive answer; but:
I do know I never got my 80's Chorus 7s derailleur (the one with the A/B adjustment) to play very well with my 8s Ergo. It was just never quite right. Everything worked much cleaner & quieter with a 90's era Chorus rear derailleur. YMMV.
I do know I never got my 80's Chorus 7s derailleur (the one with the A/B adjustment) to play very well with my 8s Ergo. It was just never quite right. Everything worked much cleaner & quieter with a 90's era Chorus rear derailleur. YMMV.
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09-06-11 | 12:09 PM
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Hump, what hump?
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From: SC midlands
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I'm not sure Synchro era (late 80's) indexing was the same as Ergo, so I can't give you a definitive answer; but:
I do know I never got my 80's Chorus 7s derailleur (the one with the A/B adjustment) to play very well with my 8s Ergo. It was just never quite right. Everything worked much cleaner & quieter with a 90's era Chorus rear derailleur. YMMV.
I do know I never got my 80's Chorus 7s derailleur (the one with the A/B adjustment) to play very well with my 8s Ergo. It was just never quite right. Everything worked much cleaner & quieter with a 90's era Chorus rear derailleur. YMMV.
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2010 AB T1X ** 2010 Cannondale SIX-5 ** 1988 Bottecchia Team Record ** 1989 Bianchi Brava ** 1987 Centurion Ironman Expert(2) ** 1985 DeRosa Professional SLX ** 1982 Colnago Super ** 1982 Basso Gap ** 198? Brian Rourke ** 1970 Raleigh Professional MK I ** 1952 Raleigh Sports
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