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I'd skip the Campy chain tool and joining pin idea. There are several quick links that work adequately with any 12 speed chain. I had Chorus 12 and tried a SRAM AXS 12 speed chain. It made less noise and shifted great. I switched to SRAM AXS drivetrains back in 2020. No regrets. Campy cranks were kept in use for awhile with the rest AXS.
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First, again, thank you to all for the replies. I'm not worthy of such attention, but I do really appreciate it.
Done. Of course. MANY thanks for taking the time to type this all out for me. I'm going to print it as a poster. Also, I will do this. I like reading. --- I'm still a novice mechanical klutz, but I want to become self sufficient on this particular bike. The bottom bracket is a BSA threaded, if that changes anything. --- I'm a little surprised that I don't have any recommendations for stickers, wall banners, or neon signs. I thought those were required. Last edited by feynman; 02-23-2024 at 10:41 AM. |
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Campagnolo chain peening tool - this is very expensive, and if you are going to remove the chain regularly (for example, for re-waxing), then you'll probably want to use the new 12spd C-link. Cup press and removal tools - generic bearing/cup press and removal tools can be used so they can be used on other brands as well, but installing/removing Campagnolo cups is so infrequent, one might have a shop do this rather than investing in your own tools. |
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Some do it for the love and will use the tools again next time they build a bike, or just because they enjoy playing with bikes. If you're like me, you develop into being a complete tool-tart along the way. I joke with my long-suffering wife that the reason I stayed as a mechanic my whole working life, is because it gives me a watertight excuse to hang around in tool shops and spend our profit on an expanding collection of high end tooling (when not riding my bike, of course) :-D Seriously, there's another reason to use a shop, even if you don't price your own time (most people don't) ... if you make a hash of something, it'll cost you. If *they* make a hash of something - less likely because in theory at least, they'll be very familiar with the jobs - it's out of their pocket. Where things like squeezing PF bearing cups in are concerned, it is possible, if you don't do it very often, to not realise something doesn't feel quite like the 30, 40, 50 sets you've done this year (because this may only be the 1st set you've ever done) and so break something in the process. I had a cracked Argon18 frame in a few months ago, where the user just thought that the cups were a particularly tight fit so carried on squeezing - the carbon eventually cracked. Turned out there was a burr inside one of the alloy inserts that the cup was being squeezed into, that wasn't letting the cup past. Cost him about £1800.00 for a new frame. I couldn't even help him out (which normally I would have done) at the time because it was during a hiatus in supply as Argon 18 switched UK importers ... he bought a replacement at full retail from Germany. Last edited by gfk_velo; 02-23-2024 at 10:10 AM. |
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Here, I'll help you out. Unfortunately for me, my extreme love/need for espresso during grad school here in Seattle destroyed my body's tolerance for the beverage, now forced to drink tea, but if you do enjoy it, Campy makes a delightful espresso cup and saucer that I would ultra-nerdily get if I could still partake.
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most importantly....dont forget the big campagnolo corkscrew tool for apres bike maintenance
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