Record 12 front derailleur self-destructed JRA
Posting here as a PSA to inspect your Record 12 FD. Or maybe any Campagnolo 12 FD.
Half way into my ride last week I suddenly lost the ability to shift to the small ring. Even without cable tension the FD would not move to its lowest position. I ended up shifting the chain by hand and limped home. Afterwards I removed the FD and something promptly broke off and fell to the floor. Upon further inspection, it turned out a part of the parallelogram broke off, and as a result the spring is no longer held in tension. Below is the broken Record 12 FD (left) and a brand new Chorus 12 FD (right). Luckily it was not a ride ending failure and the fix was inexpensive, but I expect better from Campagnolo. FWIW the same issue has been reported on WW: https://weightweenies.starbike.com/f...8f7&start=3825 https://i.imgur.com/R0kYMDr.jpeg |
sigh. Campy front derailleurs always self destruct for some reason. whether it's the cage or the spring stop it seems
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The sad part is that the spring stop seems to be a rather trivial part to get right.
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I had the same failure last year on a new SR12 build. Second ride in and bang! FD no longer shifting. Warranty fix took a bit to get approved and I was allowed to harvest the cage from the old part.
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I had the same issue with my SR12 front derailleur after less than 500km on the groupset.
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Seen it twice...not my fders...warranty...
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Sounds like a known problem for Campy based on the replies here and WW. May not meet the qualifications for a recall but I would hope they at least make a running change to fix and treat all warranty requests quickly and generously.
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But I don’t have any 12 speed bikes and do avoid the carbon cage Record FD’s. |
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Not to excuse the OP's issue, it does seem like the more capability they jam in for no practical reason, the more common problems we see popping up. |
Known issue, my original Record 12 broke and Campy/vendor replaced. The replacement looked the same but has been fine for about 3 years.
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Sounds like it might be worth to have the 12s campy front derailleurs installed by a shop, and keep the receipt. In case they try to claim user install error.
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I have had two break on me including one
That was snapped in the box when it arrived. Warranty was smooth but a little lengthy |
Interesting to hear other’s experiences. Sounds like it could be a bad manufacturing batch of Record/SR 12 FDs. Unfortunately my unit is used, so unlikely I’ll pursue a warranty replacement.
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