I've never ridden zap, only set up mektronic. However I guess it's reputation preceeds it. Scored a retro road frame (will post pics later) and need some nice bits to hang off it. Was thinking going the mavic route since i've already a nice 631 chainset. However it's going to be a rider and I'm not sure if can go back to d/t shifting..hence ending up with the zap idea. Might go for mostly mavic then use campy or shimano stis and rear mech. Whaddya reckon?
I faced the same ordeal...wanted Mavic like my first race setup but couldn't stomach the downtube shifters for daily riding. I ended up comprimising with Record carbon ergos, fit me better than the shimano's and matched the flow/look of the rest of the components better than the bulbous shimano levers. The campy levers work perfectly with the Mavic SSC rear mech and sachs f/w.
Really looking forward to seeing the Eddy all flushed out with the Mavic, should be tight