With Venture 105 full, you’d assume 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 not too long ago, the 105 components had been already en path to me once I obtained an electronic mail from a reader who was like, “Would you like some previous Campy stuff?” Naturally I agreed, and I used to be shocked when the field arrived and I discovered it stuffed with not Refrain, not File, however Tremendous File, which is like common File solely SUPER! 11-speed Tremendous File got here out in 2009 I consider, and the components 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 previous.
With the Milwaukee already slated to endure a 105-plasty, my thoughts raced as I contemplated what to do with this windfall. A wise particular person would merely have put the stuff away till such time as the proper challenge introduced itself, however I’m not a wise particular person. Alas, had I not already returned the LeMond, I may need put the Tremendous Information components on that and created the Final Early twenty first Century Dentist Bike:
Oh effectively.
The Shock Marinoni additionally would have been an ideal candidate for a Shock Tremendous File improve:
However it’s now residing fortunately (I hope!) upstate with its new proprietor, Some Man From Upstate.
Subsequent I began scouring the classifieds for applicable frames:
Although shopping for a body since you obtained some free components is the very definition of waste:
I purchase that body after which the following factor you understand I’m getting an electronic mail from DOGE asking what I obtained completed this week.
Then, a revelation! I’ll put the “new” Tremendous File on the traditional Tremendous File-equipped Cervino!
Wait, no I wont:
I believe getting cable stops to work with that shifter boss could 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 components then it’s the poor Faggin.
So I started working:
I don’t 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. Nonetheless, it readily accepted the 11-speed components 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 File components are extra simple to put in.)
Quickly, the bike was full, and I had an necessary choice to make. The reader had despatched me two pairs of hoods: one pink, and one black. So which of them to make use of? Clearly solely a color-blind fool would put pink 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 might be extra prudent to observe with the pink ones first–although it now happens to me if solely I’d put the hoods on earlier than I put in the levers it might have been quite a bit simpler. Nonetheless, it’s necessary that the Faggin all the time stay at the very least just a little bit ugly. And other than the hoods I’d say it got here out fairly good:
It definitely feels good, at the very least if my quick, 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 package deal didn’t embrace 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 now not dwell with:
I considered utilizing a compact crank as a substitute however I figured a 53/39 could be a greater match for the quick cage derailleur.
I did follow the Ultegra brakes, as a result of the package deal didn’t embrace 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 someday, however then I’d should 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 pink hoods…