Campag or Shimano
boodog
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I've now bought my frame, forks and bars etc for my Time trial/Triathlon bike build (thanks for the reply doogle). I now would appreciate some views about the benefits of Campag versus Shimano. More specifically I intend to buy my crank and derailleurs from Fleabay or from one of the forum classifieds and I really want to get good quality as cheaply as poss. What do people recommend for lightness and reliability. I'm happy to go for older kit as long as I can get the spares to repair and service it. You guy's got any suggestions or do you run some older kit that has never let you down? I'll be looking for 10 speed with 172.5 crank length and I'm not too fussed if its compact or standard. Cheers
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Highly recommend Dura Ace 7900 BB as I think a tad better than the Mega Exo. I have Shimano 105 front and rear mechs on my road (ebay £35) and SRAM Rival on my tri. Rival rear mechs reputed to be bullet proof and require little if any adjustment once set up. SRAM OG cassettes on both.
A mate of mine tried to replace some chainrings and cassette on his bike for a mountains trip and had to order the stuff.
I would look to SRAM if possible.
if this bike is a temporary measure like you said i would look at old stock etc.
Otherwise put on what looks the nicest.
I now have SRAM Rival and love it i find the change smooth and the change 1 click 2 click method really convenient.
i hopefully will be changeig to SRAM RED next year