Campag Carbon Chain Ring Bolts

[Tin Pot]

Hi all,

I've lost a couple of chainring bolts because Planet Cyclismo didn't do them up to torque as I had repeatedly asked them when racing in France.

Replacements are £30-40.

The whole Athena Campag Carbon crankset can be replaced for £119.99

Both one normal bolt and the hidden bolt are missing, and the "normal" alloy one another bike shop offered doesn't fit ...have I got any options?

Cheers

Tp

 

[fossyant]

Other than keep searching for campag bolts... £30 each or a set

 

[Tin Pot]

Other than keep searching for campag bolts... £30 each or a set

Looking more like £40 for four bolts and the 'hidden' bolt. M8 thread apparently.

£19 off some ebayer, likely hooky shipped in from China.

They always do this with parts. It makes me think of buying the crankset as a better value transaction!

 

[fossyant]

Ouch. Had to buy 4 new SRAM ones but they were more like £10.

My only suggestion is try SJS Cycles.

 

[ColinJ]

Ouch. Had to buy 4 new SRAM ones but they were more like £10.

My only suggestion is try SJS Cycles.

Is there something 'special' about those carbon cranks? I got a set of chainring bolts from Spa Cycles for less than a fiver.

 

[fossyant]

Is there something 'special' about those carbon cranks? I got a set of chainring bolts from Spa Cycles for less than a fiver.

Nothing to do with the cranks - it's a specific fit that manufacturers do with some of the newer cranksets. The SRAM MTB bolts screw into the chain ring on my newer MTB - into alloy. My old skool stuff is easier to sort - bolt onto a 'nut'.

 

[booze and cake]

I had similar happen on my carbon ultra torque Chorus a few years ago, that also had the hidden bolt, and I did a similar small cry upon hearing price of replacements.

I did find at the time KCMC did Campag chain ring bolts that were much cheaper, but as I said that was a few years ago, and not sure if these will fit your crank?
these were them
https://clee-cycles.co.uk/P1018/product

 

[ColinJ]

Nothing to do with the cranks - it's a specific fit that manufacturers do with some of the newer cranksets. The SRAM MTB bolts screw into the chain ring on my newer MTB - into alloy. My old skool stuff is easier to sort - bolt onto a 'nut'.

My CAAD 5 had an old skool Campag 53/39 chainset on but I decided that didn't suit me on my mega-hilly local rides so I converted it to an old skool Stronglight triple chainset. That was a great decision - a really handy spread of gears PLUS affordable spares!

 

[fossyant]

I couldn't believe the design TBH. On an MTB - Screw a Steel bolt into an alloy chain ring on an MTB. It works if you are mechanically sympathetic and careful, but I question the logic having never needed it on 2x and 3 x chain sets before ?

 

[fossyant]

My CAAD 5 had an old skool Campag 53/39 chainset on but I decided that didn't suit me on my mega-hilly local rides so I converted it to an old skool Stronglight triple chainset. That was a great decision - a really handy spread of gears PLUS affordable spares!

My other 4 bikes use easily available bolts/nuts, but the newer Boardman needed specific bolts.. I know, fix something that isn't broke.