Wayback machine: how to make Campy 10 work with Shimano?

[carpediemracing]

Originally Posted by old fat man

What are you using for calipers? I'm not sure campy 10 plays nicely with the popular cable actuated disc calipers.

Calipers are the stock ones. Avid BB7.

The levers were current ones at the time, I think Centaur. Silver levers.

[Deanhorsfall]

I have heard ten speed Campagnolo shifters work with eight speed Shimano - I have never tried this but eight speed Shimano is fairly common and inexpensive.

[Kingson]

really simple
all you need is this little shimano clamp washer thingy, and route the cable thusly:







i currently have a 10-speed campy looooong cage RD working with a shimano 11-36 cassette and a 50/34 crank set
i had a 10s campy medium cage working on a shimano 11-32 with a 48/34 crank set

[Deanhorsfall]

I couldn't help but try to look around online for a nos Interloc Shimano/ Campagnolo conversion cassette and I didn't have any luck. I did however find these locally Ddouglas - I'm not sure if they are for 10 speed but it's worth looking into.
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/3848084/

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by Deanhorsfall

I have heard ten speed Campagnolo shifters work with eight speed Shimano - I have never tried this but eight speed Shimano is fairly common and inexpensive.

They work with 9 speed Shimano cassettes perfectly as long as everything else is 10 speed campy. Also 11 speed campy shifters work well with 9 speed Shimano drive trains.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

OK, I am sure this has been mentioned ten times over in the past 15 years, but I want the latest *proven* support on this -

If I have 10 speed Campagnolo Centaur with a Veloce long cage (mid cage?) RD and now have a King wheelset, what cassette with a 32t cog will work on this setup perfectly?

I have seen comments saying that their setup was perfect and others suggestion other solutions that vowed that their solution was 'near perfect'

What is the best option I have? I assume it will be either 9 or 10speed Shimano. Don't have a preference.

Thanks for your patience with this overcooked question!

Center cog to center cog differences are actually closer with Campag 10s and shimano 9s than Campag 10s and Shimano 10s...use a 9s chain.

Done that many times, particularly for touring rigs that wanted a handlebar bag..no outside cables like with older shimano. PLUS, 10s Campag and a triple front der. and crank....great all around set-up.