The 'Un-Official' Campagnolo Ekar thread

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by charliedid

What if you rotate the bars up just a touch and the levers back down a bit....does that flatten the transition out?

That is what I was thinking. Campag stuff is still a little old school in that regard - it has not caught up with the current placement of brifters.

[Likes2ridefar]

Just wanted to follow up and say as usual y’all were spot on. The bar was rotated too high (much too high) and after seeing an image of it on 3T’s site how they envision it being installed I rolled it down and moved the shifters up…bulge is gone. I’ve not used bars before where the end is actually angled up a bit but it feels great in the drops. Thx for the tips.

[gfk_velo]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

Just wanted to follow up and say as usual y’all were spot on. The bar was rotated too high (much too high) and after seeing an image of it on 3T’s site how they envision it being installed I rolled it down and moved the shifters up…bulge is gone. I’ve not used bars before where the end is actually angled up a bit but it feels great in the drops. Thx for the tips.

Part of the issue is bar inclination but also, the depth / tighter radius of the handlebars - as 'bars have got shallower, the opportunity to vary the placement of the lever without a hard transition from lever body to bar has decreased.

On the Ekar GT hoods (which can also be used on original Ekar levers) some extra material has been added in the transition zone, too, to lessen the "bump" which can still happen, even with revised positioning of the levers on the 'bars.

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

That is what I was thinking. Campag stuff is still a little old school in that regard - it has not caught up with the current placement of brifters.

All the 11 speed shifters (since their release in 2008) have created flat transitions with all the modern bars I have used since then. Seems more than current.

[Likes2ridefar]

My next query is, is your drivetrain close to silent when lubed and setup properly? I hear a little noise like it’s a tiny bit out of alignment when pedaling but it shifts fine.

I’d grown used to a dead silent drivetrain on the previous bike and this one is not. I can live with it if that is just the way it is but will strive for silence if it can be achieved

[martl]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

Not happy with the feel of the shifter when riding on the hoods. Apologies in advance for the hack bar wrap while I mess with position

Any suggestions for my shifter to bar setup for ekar shifters? As pictured is where I like the hoods on a 3t superergo ltd handlebar. Maybe the bar can be moved a bit?

There is a big hump from the shifter to the bar and I need to figure out a better solution. The cables run through the bar making it not so easy to swap..I’d normally use a zipp xplr bar.

This is what it looked like on mine after mounting the levers, no tape yet:



After wrapping the tape, it looks like this and is very comfortable to ride

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

My next query is, is your drivetrain close to silent when lubed and setup properly? I hear a little noise like it’s a tiny bit out of alignment when pedaling but it shifts fine.

I’d grown used to a dead silent drivetrain on the previous bike and this one is not. I can live with it if that is just the way it is but will strive for silence if it can be achieved

Mine is dead silent. At the beginning, I had the cassette creak - fixed with a little grease between two parts- but that has been it.

[nalax]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Mine is dead silent. At the beginning, I had the cassette creak - fixed with a little grease between two parts- but that has been it.

Yep, quiet in all the gears. All I hear is the tires, or crickets, or cicadas.

[Likes2ridefar]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Mine is dead silent. At the beginning, I had the cassette creak - fixed with a little grease between two parts- but that has been it.

Thanks. It must be slightly off then, still. I think it is my hanger or maybe the b screw needs a tiny adjustment still.

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

Thanks. It must be slightly off then, still. I think it is my hanger or maybe the b screw needs a tiny adjustment still.

Are there specific gears it is noisy in?

[Likes2ridefar]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Are there specific gears it is noisy in?

Every gear just a tiny click click. Micro adjusting the tension doesn’t fix it.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

Every gear just a tiny click click. Micro adjusting the tension doesn’t fix it.

How frequent? Every pedal stroke, more frequently? Might have a funky chainlink.

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by Likes2ridefar

Every gear just a tiny click click. Micro adjusting the tension doesn’t fix it.

Odd. Are you sure it is coming from the chain/gears?

[Old School]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Odd. Are you sure it is coming from the chain/gears?

Exactly. Check pedals and cleats.

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Odd. Are you sure it is coming from the chain/gears?

If it is the gears, maybe the cassette lockings needs to be tightened?