Touring Bike conundrum

I wasn't suggesting mixing Campy & Shimano - but assuming that Campy has mountain bike components that could be mixed with their road components...

That would be wonderful! Campy made mtbike components years ago but no longer. There have been rumours. We have a Campy mtb crank from eons ago and true to Campy design, it is waaaaay over-engineered and rivals the downhill cranks of today. It would make a really pretty boat anchor.

SK - my cassette is a 10 speed (Campy Record :o )

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Originally Posted by SadieKate

Couple of querstions:

Pedal_Wench: is that 13-29 Cassette an 8 or 9 speed or is it a 10 spd? Car's bike is old enough her levers are 8 or 9.

Emily - your crankset and levers are Campy, right? What rear deraillleur are you using with the Shimano XT cassette? This could be a good solution though Car's hubs are probably Campy-compatible. I think you can get a Shimano to Campy adaptor for cassettes but not vice versa. Hmm, I'm curious about the details of your drivetrain and wheels.

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Here is another variation that you may be able to use with your Campy componentsSchlumpf innovation . I've never seen one set up in the flesh, but it might let you get your lower gearing.

If you really, really didn't want to go with smaller wheels (or pay for a custom bike), when I bought my Fuji Trouring they had at least two smaller frame sizes at the shop I bought it from, so Fuji *might* have something that fits you. (I'm 5'5")

If you end up thinking new bike, Surly makes a touring bike frame that takes 26" wheels in the smallest sizes, down to 42cm frame size. It can be built up with a mtn bike drive train for super low gears (down to 22-34, I think)