Surprised by advice

[Jimmy Doug]

Well, I don't really look for performance so it's not worth me bothering. Cheers for clearing that up.

 

[PpPete]

Great for racing or just for wanting the best performance in shifting terms (YMMV but I found 10 speed really, really crisp - both campag and shimano - compared to the 8/9 I run), but no other reason to change other than if you end up totally stumped for spares/parts.... but that tends to be more of a campag problem..

For maximum durability: 8 speed chain & cassette / Shimano mechs - operated by a 10 speed Campag shifter (just use the limit screws to lock out last click top & bottom)

 

[GrahamG]

That's my audax bike setup.... bar end shifters more durable though... those campag shifters have a bad habit of destroying gear cables; fraying cable pricking me in the hand through the hoods has happened twice in the last year or so. For £2 though, just changing it every 6 months or so works.

 

[ASC1951]

... those campag shifters have a bad habit of destroying gear cables; fraying cable pricking me in the hand through the hoods has happened twice in the last year or so.

Really? You must have been unlucky. I've ridden nothing but Campag Ergos ever since they first came out and I have never had a frayed cable anywhere.