OK, I have made the Leap and I like it, but there is one problem:
All my race wheels are Campy.

If companies out there can make cassettes to convert Shimano hubs/cassettes to Campy spacing, why can't they make cassettes to convert Campy hubs.cassettes to SRAM/Shimano?

HELP!
Any suggestions?

Would this http://www.jtekengineering.com/shiftmate.htm be an alternative solution to your problem?

OK, I have made the Leap and I like it, but there is one problem:
All my race wheels are Campy.

If companies out there can make cassettes to convert Shimano hubs/cassettes to Campy spacing, why can't they make cassettes to convert Campy hubs.cassettes to SRAM/Shimano?

HELP!
Any suggestions?

I changed the freehub body on my Rolf wheels when I went from a Centaur equipped Bianchi to my Orbea with SRAM from Campy to Shimano when I bought it, then used a SRAM cassette. It was a simple, 15 minute job and it works great.

I changed the freehub body on my Rolf wheels when I went from a Centaur equipped Bianchi to my Orbea with SRAM from Campy to Shimano when I bought it, then used a SRAM cassette. It was a simple, 15 minute job and it works great.

Without re-dishing? I had that done a while back on a White H1 hub and it had to be re-dished from Shimano to Campy. Perhaps not the other way around? Thanks,

I did not re-dish it, but I had to put a thin spacer on the freehub before sliding the cassette on.

OK, I have made the Leap and I like it, but there is one problem:
All my race wheels are Campy.

If companies out there can make cassettes to convert Shimano hubs/cassettes to Campy spacing, why can't they make cassettes to convert Campy hubs.cassettes to SRAM/Shimano?

They don't make special Shimano-spaced cassettes to fit on Campy hubs because there is no need to. Any loose sprocket Campagnolo cassette can be re-spaced to Shimano spacing.

The Campagnolo freehub is wider than a Shimano freehub, so a Shimano cassette respaced to Campagnolo spacing simply wouldn't fit on a Shimano freehub. So, they make special conversion cassettes which overhang the big sprocket past the end of the freehub splines so that it will fit on the freehub.

HELP!
Any suggestions?

You've got two options. If the manufacturers of the hubs on your wheels make Shimano compatible freehubs, you can simply swap the freehubs. (Wheel re-dishing may or may not be required, depending on the particulars of the hub/freehub designs). Even Campagnolo makes Shimano compatible freehubs that can be retro-fitted onto their hubs. Alternatively, you can use loose sprocket Campagnolo cassettes (Veloce or below) and simply swap the Campagnolo spacers for Shimano spacers (you may also need to use a spacer under the cassette as well).

Take heart - it is often easier to get Campagnolo wheels to work with Shimano systems than the other way around.

Would this http://www.jtekengineering.com/shiftmate.htm be an alternative solution to your problem?


I don't think so. They do not have the combination of SRAM shifter, SRAM deraileur, Campy cassette.

Where can you get the freehub body to change wheels from campy compatible to shimano compatible?

The bikingfool is new at this. I have sent you a email but I thought I'd post as well. You can get a shimano/sram spaced 10 sp cluster that slides onto 9/10 campy freewheel from clemenzo.com. Its called a marchisio multikit, product code MTKL-C10-S10,
all is good again.