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I know this is an old thread but posts on the Internet never die ... The deeper splines on the campagnolo cassette bodies post 1999 where put in place in part to combat the tendency of sprockets to dig into the alloy of the cassette bearing - however, IME, provided the cassette lockring is...

Centaur was made for either a symmetrical 111mm (28.6mm seat tube) or 115.5mm (32 or 35mm seat tube) ISO taper. 121-125 seems on the long side and might impact on good chainline (generally recommeded at 43.5mm +/- 0.5mm) with a 130mm rear end spacing in a "double" system, 45.5 +/-0.5 mm in a...

Yes, I'd forgotten that these versions of the hub predate G3. Sorry! Shamal had been built both ways. Early ones were not G3. Proton, Nucleon and (original) Hyperon where not G3. Current Hyperons (a completely different kettle of fish) are. So ... you should be fine on any 24h rim of...

The rims are c13 so within the ETRTO recommended limits to mount a 25c tyre - OK, it will "lightbulb" a bit (23c is a better match) but it's widely - forgive the pun - done. 28c is not recommended. Building different rims to the hubs is do-able but it's not as straightforward as it first...

They did a huge range of mods to Campagnolo ... some were quite beautiful, some not so much :-D

Yes, entirely possible. They do specials, as I say - sometimes, they end up doing short runs (i.e. they do some Bora WTO wheels with just the "shield" logo at the valve, for one OEM), sometimes not.

As far as I know it wasn't launched commercially but occasionally Campagnolo do produce "specials" as demos for OEM. Could be it's one of those, or maybe someone dropped the roll-pins out of the parallelogram assembly (do-able with the right kit) and painted it AM. As an example of a "special"...

If it's the original bolt ... looks suspiciously clean in the images, to me :-D But yes, you are right on the original bolt. I have two in the collection, one I know has the original bolt, the other IIRC it's been replaced with an a/k bolt. I think both of mine are variable clamp (damn, I'm...

To judge by the finish, could also be Croce d'Aune: https://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=9D0B4622-A257-430E-8D66-3B98CB350983&Enum=113&AbsPos=21

There are people who claim to have opened a power unit and soldered new cells into place - however, it's also the case that breaches in the power unit's casing can allow atmospheric moisture in, which appears to adversely affect the performance of the Power Unit (bear in mind it's not just a...

The video which Synchronicity references is also, along with all of the spare parts information etc, freely available at www.campagnolo.com If you go to the website & look check the link below: https://www.campagnolo.com/gb-en/support/support/support.html#documentation You will see a link to a...

Weight variations can be huge ... the differences between lugs and BB shells can be considerable & not all frames with a decal on the seat tube are neccessaily made entirely from that tubing. It's a bit of an in-joke in framebuilding circles that a frame decal might apply to the tube it's on but...

Pennine - very well known and respected builders from Bradford. Originally known as Whittaker & Mapplebeck - the current owners, Sandra and Paul Corcoran bought the business a couple of decades ago (at least) - Paul had been managing the business for some years. They still have frames bearing...

Yes, those Tacx jockeys (and the BBB ones that are very similar) could be a bit of a life-saver :-D I'm always very cautious with recommendations on transmission mods because so much depends on the patience / competence of whoever is doing the work and the expectation of how well the finished...

A bit tired when I wrote that screed so it didn't entirely make sense - but I've edited it now, so now it should -D The important edit is in the middle - I got my cage "throat widths" and chain widths inverted - the problem is potentially a wider chain in a narrower jockey cage "throat" (rather...

OK, so ... Contrary to popular Internet opinion, there's not a one word, or even a one line, answer here. Xenon 9 RDs have the same geometry as 10s RDs, which mean that, of you want to increase the gear range, you can. However, you will probably have to change the RD because the medium cage...

Yes, they are, though they've possibly moved from the old address that you might have known (depending on when / if you've visited) ... now at 20 Commercial St, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 3SP

I worked there with Paul for 2 weeks in Sept, learning how, from a master framebuilder, what I'd figured out how to do the hard way, over the last 40 years in the trade. I'd give Paul top marks in every regard - easy to work with, knows his stuff, beautiful workmanship, good tea & coffee! It's a...

Depends. The factory grease back in the day was "Campagnolo Special Grease" which was an extremely resistant material that held it's properties for a very long time. I've never been able to find out from the factory who made it or what material it was. Some information, there just doesn't...

Ellis Briggs are thriving, doing a fair volume of classic repairs. Paul Gibson runs the business now & is considered by many as a master framebuilder.