Campagnolo Record 10sp front derailleur...

[Ruimteaapje]

These front derailleurs from before the switch to the model which could handle both standard and compact cranksets. Who knows from experience what diffence in chain ring size they can handle - only the 14t difference they were designed for or can they handle a bigger difference?

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Ruimteaapje

These front derailleurs from before the switch to the model which could handle both standard and compact cranksets. Who knows from experience what diffence in chain ring size they can handle - only the 14t difference they were designed for or can they handle a bigger difference?

They will work fine with standard, compact and mid compact. The cage dimensions didn't really change all that much in 2008, when they stopped making 'CT' front ders and just 'upgraded' the 14t max to 16t.

With ERGO levers..I just put a C Record crank with tripleizer using a SR(like from 1976 or so) and it works great...ERGO makes for lotsa flexibility. 48/40/34 TA chainrings.

[Ruimteaapje]

Thanks! So 52/36 would work fine? I was about to order a set of 52/36 Extralite rings and try to avoid an expensive mistake

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Ruimteaapje

Thanks! So 52/36 would work fine? I was about to order a set of 52/36 Extralite rings and try to avoid an expensive mistake

Yes it will, no problem.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Ruimteaapje

Thanks! So 52/36 would work fine? I was about to order a set of 52/36 Extralite rings and try to avoid an expensive mistake

I'm using one with a 52/34. Works fine.

[fijichf]

I’m using one with a 50/36...works fine.

[Ruimteaapje]

Thanks all!

[chrisroph]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

I'm using one with a 52/34. Works fine.

I've often thought of trying 52/34. How does this setup work for you?

[Sawas]

Originally Posted by chrisroph

I've often thought of trying 52/34. How does this setup work for you?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by chrisroph

I've often thought of trying 52/34. How does this setup work for you?

Basically, as expected. Which means: It is normal that the bigger the chainring differential, the slower the shifting between chainring, so just as 52/36 (16T diff.) is a little slower than 53/39 (14T diff.), 52/34 (18T diff.) is a little bit slower than 52/36. Also, a bigger chainring differential can mean a bigger chain chance of dropping the chain, but with an anti-chain drop device installed (I'm using a K-Edge), chain drops can be eliminated.

The large chainring differential can also means a bigger change in cadence when shifting between chainrings. But I'm already used to doing front/rear simultaneous shifts when shifting between chainrings, which minimizes changes in cadence.

[thwart]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

But I'm already used to doing front/rear simultaneous shifts when shifting between chainrings, which minimizes changes in cadence.

Yes. Campy is fantastic for facilitating this... well, at least at their higher levels.

Sigh... oh, for the good old days ... I have a set of lowly Mirage ergos from ~ 2005 that drop multiple cogs just like their pricier cousins.

[Ruimteaapje]

Its for such reasons that all my bikes are still basically 2007 10sp Record and Chorus.

[Jef58]

Originally Posted by Ruimteaapje

Its for such reasons that all my bikes are still basically 2007 10sp Record and Chorus.

I'm a fan of the older 10 speed, even over 11. If you like the 10, you will love the new 12. It has that precision and snap that Campy is noted for. I have two 11 speed mini groups and a full 10 speed group not on a bike and I will keep the 10 speed any day.

[Vertical]

I've found my Record Titanium FD to be pretty miserable going up. I'm riding 50/34 Record CT cranks and it often takes a couple of pushes of the lever, or more of a press and hold, to upshift. I've messed with it a bunch and that's about the best I can get. I'm pretty sure the cages, titanium and carbon are flexing....

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Vertical

I've found my Record Titanium FD to be pretty miserable going up. I'm riding 50/34 Record CT cranks and it often takes a couple of pushes of the lever, or more of a press and hold, to upshift. I've messed with it a bunch and that's about the best I can get. I'm pretty sure the cages, titanium and carbon are flexing....

That sounds more like a derailleur adjustment issue. I've used Chorus (aluminum) and Record (aluminum and carbon fiber) 10spd derailleurs, and not experienced what you are describing. There are ways to adjust the derailleur to shift more aggressively to the big ring.