Ugh! Campy!

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by C40_guy

I guess I could use the bolts from the existing groupset, but they're Shimano calipers, and probably Shimano bolts. So, well, you know. Campagnolo is life.

Yup, like I said, they are just bolts...

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Yup, like I said, they are just bolts...

That reminds me...I need to place an order on McMaster-Carr.

[Plum Hill]

Ah, heck. Just use Ty-Raps (zip ties to you youngsters).
Make sure they have the metal tang.

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by Plum Hill

Ah, heck. Just use Ty-Raps (zip ties to you youngsters).
Make sure they have the metal tang.

Ya. My mechanic, who knows better, used zip ties to attach the splash guard underneath my Audi TDi. They lasted all of 50 miles, at most.

So...back I went. 90 minutes out of my day plus 30 extra minutes for his mechanic to install the proper $4 bolts (which they probably misplaced during the oil change.)

Not pleased. As I said, my guy knows better.

So...I won't be using zip ties to hold my calipers on.

[weiwentg]

Originally Posted by NHAero

I don't know if there is something special about the Campy mechanicals, but I also have found that the upper tier Jagwire stuff works really well on Shimano road and SRAM MTB systems, it's pretty much all I use. I really like their polished cables, though it sounds as though the campy shifters require a proprietary cable (?)

Yes, Campy shifters need the proprietary cable head. And in fact I think Jagwire doesn't make Campy versions of its top tier stuff. After a short break in period, their polished slick stainless cables work fine as far as I can tell (although my routing is all external, older bike).

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by weiwentg

Yes, Campy shifters need the proprietary cable head. And in fact I think Jagwire doesn't make Campy versions of its top tier stuff. After a short break in period, their polished slick stainless cables work fine as far as I can tell (although my routing is all external, older bike).

Jagwire makes Campagnolo versions of their shift and brake cables. However, their complete cable+housing kits only include the Shimano/SRAM versions of their cables, so for Campagnolo you'd have buy the inner cables separately.