Campagnolo 9 speed and 8 speed DILEMMA
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Campagnolo 9 speed and 8 speed DILEMMA
Ok so i have a dilemma. I have two wheelsets, both campy. The first pair has an 8 speed campy hub, the other pair has a 9 speed c record hub. I have intentions of building up a frame, originally i wanted an 8 speed early 90's campy chorus setup on this frame. But I recently got ahold of a really nice 9 speed wheelset that's campy and i would definitely rather use this wheelset.
The dilemma is that i wanted to run the chorus group or c-record 8 speed group with brifters mainly because i like how they look with just the campy logos and caligraphy on the derailleur and so on.
I have both campy brifters the 8 speed chorus and the 9 speed record titanium
I do not like the look of all the campagnolo record titanium parts, because it says RECORD and TITANIUM across the cranks and on the derailleur and whatnot. BUT the wheelset i want on this frame is the 9speed wheelset. I just think the campy 9 speed group is too modern for an 80's columbus frame. Personally i don't like the look.
Is there any way of fitting the 8 speed cassette onto the 9 speed c-record hub? I heard you can't do it, but i would like to confirm. If not i guess i'm running campy record titanium 9 speed on it
The dilemma is that i wanted to run the chorus group or c-record 8 speed group with brifters mainly because i like how they look with just the campy logos and caligraphy on the derailleur and so on.
I have both campy brifters the 8 speed chorus and the 9 speed record titanium
I do not like the look of all the campagnolo record titanium parts, because it says RECORD and TITANIUM across the cranks and on the derailleur and whatnot. BUT the wheelset i want on this frame is the 9speed wheelset. I just think the campy 9 speed group is too modern for an 80's columbus frame. Personally i don't like the look.
Is there any way of fitting the 8 speed cassette onto the 9 speed c-record hub? I heard you can't do it, but i would like to confirm. If not i guess i'm running campy record titanium 9 speed on it
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I pretty sure 8 and 9 are totally incompatible. I'm in a similar spot, except stuck with all 8-speed stuff and a desire to upgrade to more, but would have to replace everything.
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you can use individual cogs from a loose 9spd cassette with "conversion" spacers to run 8spd on a 9/10/11 hub.
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see the SHIFT-8
https://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/522/40/
i believe there is also a campagnolo produced kit for the same purpose but it may be harder to locate.
edit:
see the SHIFT-8
https://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/522/40/
i believe there is also a campagnolo produced kit for the same purpose but it may be harder to locate.
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you can use individual cogs from a loose 9spd cassette with "conversion" spacers to run 8spd on a 9/10/11 hub.
edit:
see the SHIFT-8
https://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/522/40/
i believe there is also a campagnolo produced kit for the same purpose but it may be harder to locate.
edit:
see the SHIFT-8
https://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/522/40/
i believe there is also a campagnolo produced kit for the same purpose but it may be harder to locate.
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I've used the 9 to 8 speed conversion kit, but with C-record indexed downtube shifters. It worked fine for me.
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^^^ what robbie says. One Ergo index gear insert = done
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I am running 10s shimano wheels with my 8s Sachs New Success ergo group using the conversion spacers and a 9s Shimano cassette on my IF. Works very well and it handled the D2R2 without missing a shift.
I have the 8s conversion spacers from Campy but I am squirreling them away for a future project. However I think I'm at my max number of road bikes right now so PM if you're interested in them. They were more or less paid forward to me so I would trade but not sell them..
I have the 8s conversion spacers from Campy but I am squirreling them away for a future project. However I think I'm at my max number of road bikes right now so PM if you're interested in them. They were more or less paid forward to me so I would trade but not sell them..
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Well I have an 8 speed cassette on one wheelset that i do not want to use and a 9 speed cassette on the other wheelset I want to use, I was wondering if I would have any issues by putting the 8 speed cassette onto the 9 speed hub.
I'm kinda confused, so the spacer kit you guys are talking about will have the 8 speed cassette fit onto the 9 speed hub better? I believe the hub is longer for the cassete on the 9 speed hub?
Can someone just explain it fully through?
I'm kinda confused, so the spacer kit you guys are talking about will have the 8 speed cassette fit onto the 9 speed hub better? I believe the hub is longer for the cassete on the 9 speed hub?
Can someone just explain it fully through?
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Well I have an 8 speed cassette on one wheelset that i do not want to use and a 9 speed cassette on the other wheelset I want to use, I was wondering if I would have any issues by putting the 8 speed cassette onto the 9 speed hub.
I'm kinda confused, so the spacer kit you guys are talking about will have the 8 speed cassette fit onto the 9 speed hub better? I believe the hub is longer for the cassete on the 9 speed hub?
Can someone just explain it fully through?
I'm kinda confused, so the spacer kit you guys are talking about will have the 8 speed cassette fit onto the 9 speed hub better? I believe the hub is longer for the cassete on the 9 speed hub?
Can someone just explain it fully through?
What you need to do in order to run 8s on a 9s hub, is to use a 9s cassette, leaving one cog off and use 8s spacers between the remaining cogs.
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