[Tommy2tyres]

Hi, happy with my frame and wheels but want to change my campag 3×9 to a Shimano 105 2×11 groupset. What extra stuff would I need? I’m guessing freehub, bottom bracket, new cables and new bar tape?

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[Tommy2tyres]

Thanks everyone for the
Thanks everyone for the comments. I dropped on a brand new Campag Potenza 22speed groupset on the bay, just have to get a chain catcher, power torque bb and new bar tape and it’s ready for the big swapover.

[matthewn5]

Yes, you can use the same

Yes, you can use the same freehub for 9, 10, 11, and 12 speed Campag. You’d need a new BB but that comes with the cranks.
 

[matthewn5]

+1 for the front derailleur

+1 for the front derailleur alignment tool. Also works on Shimano.

But is there any bike that doesn’t have a chain catcher now? Why would you not have one? With one, the chain never falls off the inner sprocket. Not even expensive.

[srchar]

My tongue was firmly in my

My tongue was firmly in my cheek, mike, but I feel your pain. I had a Veloce shifter that didn’t work out of the box, with the same issue, and its replacement failed after a few hundred km. The third one has held up well, though. Perhaps a bad batch of ratchets? I too was thinking of moving over to the dark side, but then I rented a bike in Majorca with Ultegra and found myself really missing Campag, so my new bike has H11/SR. It’s fantastic.

Your front mech issue, by the way, just has to be setup. This is one of the most useful tools I’ve ever bought: https://www.condorcycles.com/products/campagnolo-front-derailleur-alignment-tool-ut-fd120

That and a third hand for getting good cable tension makes setting up the FD completely foolproof.

[mike the bike]

I used to say things like

I used to say things like that, srchar, having been brought up on Campag’ since I started cycling sixty years ago.  I still have one bike running the Italian stuff but, against all my instincts, I’m falling out of love with it.  I’m plagued by both minor and major reliability issues – a shifter ratchet that failed at low mileage but out of warranty, a front mech’ that consistently throws the chain into the frame – and my next build will, I’m afraid, be Shimano.

Such is life ….

[Nick T]

If you’re buying a groupset

If you’re buying a groupset new, you should be able to specify which bottom bracket it comes with. I would imagine yours is either BSA or Italian threaded. It should come with cables. You will need a new freehub for your rear wheel if you want to use shimano cassettes, or you can keep your wheel as it is and use a Campagnolo 11 speed cassette. I would probably just swap the freehub and keep it all shimano

[srchar]

You can keep the freehub, but

You can keep the freehub, but I would have thought a 9-speed groupset would use a square taper BB rather than a modern Ultra Torque BB. You’ll get a BB with the groupset though.

£400 here: https://www.bike24.com/p2243557.html

They’re based in Germany. I’ve always had good service from them.

[Tommy2tyres]

So would I be better getting
So would I be better getting a centaur 11speed and saving on new freehub and bottom bracket or would they still need changing?

[srchar]

You’ll need to apologise to

You’ll need to apologise to the cycling gods for downgrading from Campag to Shimano, of course.

[srchar]

This is incorrect. Shifters

This is incorrect. Shifters come with brake and gear inners and outers.

[werics]

If the shifters are new, the
If the shifters are new, the shift cables will be included, but not brake cables.

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