Atalia - 8 or 9 speed campag? - is that possible...

[JoeH]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176677731411?_trkparms=amclksrc=ITM&aid=777008&algo=PERSONAL.TOPIC&ao=1&asc=20240315132637&meid=b18baac790c246e48f10c0754d76968c&pid=102055&rk=1&rkt=1&mehot=none&itm=176677731411&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=4375194&algv=RecentlyViewedItemsMobileV2WithMLRPbooster_BP&brand=Atala&_trksid=p4375194.c102055.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq:3a68474e1930a8d9d25dec1affffcd3e|pageci:9cef68fa-a4eb-11ef-95be-3649d21ebe12|iid:1|vlpname:vlp_homepage


Does this have 9 speed downtube levers?
I don't believe Campag made any, and if they did, they don't index with Shimano 9...

My guess is it has 8 speed downtube shifters, but hang on that won't index 9...

An interesting curious build, any thoughts welcome.

 

[sjcprojects]

It’s definitely been put together with whatever they had spare at the time, seeing as the frame has cable guides for Ergopower/STIs, but they’ve used downtube shifters. Those shifters aren’t Campagnolo; they look like a more modern cheaper copy of some later ones.

Maybe using friction rather than indexing that set up works. I’m sceptical about that, though. Obviously it’s a nice frame, but I doubt it will sell for that amount with such an odd and random build.