With Undertaking 105 full, you’d suppose I’d put away the toolbox and benefit from the fruits of my labors. Hardly! No sooner had I mounted the final, uh, fastener than I turned my consideration to this:
As I talked about lately, the 105 elements had been already en path to me once I obtained an e mail from a reader who was like, “Would you like some outdated Campy stuff?” Naturally I agreed, and I used to be surprised when the field arrived and I discovered it stuffed with not Refrain, not Document, however Tremendous Document, which is like common Document solely SUPER! 11-speed Tremendous Document got here out in 2009 I consider, and the elements I obtained look like from that period:
[From here.]
To me that is nonetheless the “new” Campagnolo lever form, however at this level it’s already 16 years outdated.
With the Milwaukee already slated to bear a 105-plasty, my thoughts raced as I contemplated what to do with this windfall. A smart particular person would merely have put the stuff away till such time as the right venture offered itself, however I’m not a smart particular person. Alas, had I not already returned the LeMond, I may need put the Tremendous Information elements on that and created the Final Early twenty first Century Dentist Bike:
Oh nicely.
The Shock Marinoni additionally would have been an ideal candidate for a Shock Tremendous Document improve:
However it’s now dwelling fortunately (I hope!) upstate with its new proprietor, Some Man From Upstate.
Subsequent I began scouring the classifieds for acceptable frames:
Despite the fact that shopping for a body since you bought some free elements is the very definition of waste:
I purchase that body after which the following factor I’m getting an e mail from DOGE asking what I bought finished this week.
Then, a revelation! I’ll put the “new” Tremendous Document on the traditional Tremendous Document-equipped Cervino!
Wait, no I wont:
I believe getting cable stops to work with that shifter boss can be kludgy at finest, particularly for the reason that cables take a pointy flip after the shifter after which burrow contained in the downtube.
Lastly, my ideas turned to the Faggin:
Not solely is it Italian, however the poor factor simply retains getting uglier…
And uglier:
So I made a decision that if any bicycle deserves these fancy new elements then it’s the poor Faggin.
So I started working:
I do not know when the Faggin was constructed, however judging from the 126mm rear spacing and the decals I’d guess someday within the mid-to-late Nineteen Eighties. However, it readily accepted the 11-speed elements transplant, although it most likely helped that I’d simply gotten completed putting in all that Shimano stuff and was in one thing of a groove. (Plus, the Tremendous Document elements are extra easy to put in.)
Quickly, the bike was full, and I had an necessary determination to make. The reader had despatched me two pairs of hoods: one crimson, and one black. So which of them to make use of? Clearly solely a color-blind fool would put crimson hoods on a pink bike…and in order that’s precisely what I did:
In my protection, I used to be afraid of tearing them (they’re an actual ache to get on), so I figured it will be extra prudent to observe with the crimson ones first–although it now happens to me if solely I’d put the hoods on earlier than I put in the levers it will have been lots simpler. Nonetheless, it’s necessary that the Faggin all the time stay not less than somewhat bit ugly. And other than the hoods I’d say it got here out fairly good:
It definitely feels good, not less than if my brief, wet take a look at experience across the neighborhood is any indication:
I even fitted it with a period-correct (for the shifters, anyway) ass hatchet:
The bundle didn’t embody a crank, so I caught this one on there for the reason that silver Ultegra crank I’d been utilizing is a stubby 165mm which I’ve determined I can not reside with:
I considered utilizing a compact crank as an alternative however I figured a 53/39 can be a greater match for the brief cage derailleur.
I did keep on with the Ultegra brakes, as a result of the bundle didn’t embody these both:
In your face, Campy-philes!
Talking of Shimagnolo, I’m additionally utilizing a Shimano 11-speed cassette:
See?
I’ve all the time heard 11-speed Shimano and Campagnolo are interchangeable and this definitely does look like the case. I’ve additionally learn that 11-speed Campagnolo shifters with a Shimano derailleur and a 9-speed cassette works fairly good too. I suppose that would turn out to be useful at some point, however then I’d must do with out the ceramic pulley bearings:
Are you able to think about the watts I’ll be saving?
Higher get used to taking a look at my rear wheel.
Hey, it beats taking a look at these crimson hoods…
