Hi everyone,
I bought a 50cm Roadini a few months ago from someone who had built it up himself and barely ridden it, and I love it– I started getting things in orange just to match the RBW orange that leaves heads turning on my rides. After less than 1000 miles on it (mostly in the city, plus some relatively tame trail riding) I discovered multiple cracks on my rear rim. The rims are Velocity A23’s with White Industries hubs, and the cracks are around a couple of spokes. Pictures below.
Complicating this is the fact that I’ve been having issues with my shifting. It’s set up with Campagnolo front and rear derailleurs, 10 speed chain and 2x8 gearing. The front derailleur doesn’t shift into the small chainring, and when it does manage to shift, it jumps off or gets stuck in between the two chainrings. Main issue seems to be some combination of too-thin chain being incompatible with older chainrings. Pictures of drivetrain for reference below.
I want to keep the White Industries hub, but I more pressingly want to fix my shifting problems at the same time as getting a new rear wheel. I could have a new wheel built up around the hub, using a Shimano freehub, which would allow me to shift to Shimano and hopefully fix my shifting problems (but I’d have to replace the entire drivetrain), or I could buy an entirely new wheel.
I’m hoping the group can help me decide what to do.
What would you recommend I do since I need a new wheel but also want to fix the shifting?
Maybe someone here has a 700c rear wheel they’re not using that they would be willing to sell.
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... Your gearing by the photo is 2x10, not 2x8. So you're stuck with a 10 speed chain on a crank whose rings "appear" to be too far apart, for 6/7/8 speed chains. Well, that's not as big a deal as it may seem on paper. In practice is where the rubber meets the road. Does it work , or not ? Screw "the book" ! With friction shifting, technique is everything. If you're just pulling and pushing hard without paying attention, feeling what's happening, sometimes certain combos with throw the chain. Even a "proper on paper" setup can throw a chain. It's not something I can put into words easily other than to say "use finesse" , a light touch. Play with it in a work stand if you have one, or do it around home on the road.
Hi everyone,Thanks for the responses and advice— I’m contacting the person I purchased the Roadini from to get more information and contact Velocity.As for the shifting, it’s Silver bar end shifters and friction shifting (pic below and mind my boyfriend’s Homer). The rear shifter works fine save for the lowest gear, given that the ~1980s Stronglight crankset likely is too thick for the chain, so the chain can’t shift into the lowest rear gear and jumps whenever I shift the front gears.So in essence— I have a couple cool parts frankensteined together that don’t entirely work symbiotically, but it’s fun to ride. However now that I can’t go for a ride until I get the rear rim fixed, I figured I might as well fix the shifting while I’m at it.Thanks for the advice! I’ll contact Velocity in the meantime but I’m thinking switching everything from Campy to Shimano might be the best option, but looking for any advice!
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Hi everyone,Thanks for the responses and advice— I’m contacting the person I purchased the Roadini from to get more information and contact Velocity.As for the shifting, it’s Silver bar end shifters and friction shifting (pic below and mind my boyfriend’s Homer). The rear shifter works fine save for the lowest gear, given that the ~1980s Stronglight crankset likely is too thick for the chain, so the chain can’t shift into the lowest rear gear and jumps whenever I shift the front gears.So in essence— I have a couple cool parts frankensteined together that don’t entirely work symbiotically, but it’s fun to ride. However now that I can’t go for a ride until I get the rear rim fixed, I figured I might as well fix the shifting while I’m at it.Thanks for the advice! I’ll contact Velocity in the meantime but I’m thinking switching everything from Campy to Shimano might be the best option, but looking for any advice!
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