Quote Originally Posted by dachshund View Post
Unfortunately, I don't have an itemized bill for this. It's wrapped into the full price of the bike. I would go with Peter White's prices for starters. Also note that at least one of the chainrings must come with the ramps & pins. We found out the hard way that shifting doesn't work without them. After that experience, I'm not sure why any distributor would send out a triple without them on at least the middle ring.

But the full changeover would require a different bottom bracket, crank & chainrings, and chain. In my case the Campy derailleur didn't work so he went with IRD.

A compact double is certainly worth considering.
That's what I'm thinking, too, unless SadieKate has some words of wisdom for me. I priced the TA Carmina on Peter White's website, and with everything I'd need (I have plans to build up a custom Moots this winter), it was just beyond my budget. The Campy compact will work, but they don't offer a 12-27 in the rear, which is what I'd prefer. I'll have to go with a 13-29, which is fine, just not my first choice. That'll give me the climbing gears that, at least from experience, I tend to need on the steep hills we have in southern Indiana, unless the decrease in weight from my current steel Bianchi to a Moots makes that BIG of a difference in climbing (which I'm not counting on). I've thought about going with Shimano or Sram, but all other things being factored in, I prefer Campy.

In any event, the TA Carmina is a darn pretty crank. I just wish it wasn't so expensive.

Sorry for the thread highjack. Congrats again on your new bike!