Shifter question

[boy in a kilt]

JTEK SHIFTMATE FOR THE BEST IN ITALIAN-SUSHI SHIFTING!
http://jtekengineering.com/shiftmate.htm

Stocked by the best shops to work with Campy which has a 29 as their largest 10 spd cog.

PS - SRAM at least makes an 11-28 10 spd cassette.

I've thought about the shiftmate and I may go with that option. It's one of those things that hasn't actually bothered me enough to fix.

The 11-28 is a bit of a conundrum to me. Previously, I had a 28-42-52 and a 11-34 (9-speed obviously). I noticed that while the 28x34 was good for certain circumstances (like riding my bike fully loaded over the Cascades), I didn't use it for much else and when I did get into that gear while climbing, I was pretty much stuck. Likewise, the 52x11 was only used for 50 mph+ descents.

I spent some time thinking about it and decided if I could part ways with my bailout gears and the hyperdrive (as in "Making the jump to hyperspace..."), I could probably come up with a more useful combination. Hence the move to a 30-40-50 front and 12-27 rear. For 99% of my riding, I'm happy. At the low end, I can make a pretty smooth transition from climbing speeds to normal riding speeds. Also, it's made me a stronger climber for obvious reasons.

There are times when it would be nice to have something just a little bit smaller. If you know of someone that makes a 28 tooth inner chain ring that is compatible with a Campy triple, I'm all ears.

[SadieKate]

TA 74 mm Bolt Circle Diameter triple innermost ring for Campagnolo cranks, you say?

My favorite seller is Branford Bike in Seattle but it looks like he may be out of them. Since you're close tho', give him a call.
http://www.branfordbike.com/cgi-bin/...75171608#item8

You can try Peter White --
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/chainrings.asp

maillotpois, I can hear you sniggering . . . . .

PS - I run a 26-40-50 Campy crank and MP runs a 28-42-53

[boy in a kilt]

TA 74 mm Bolt Circle Diameter triple innermost ring for Campagnolo cranks, you say?

My favorite seller is Branford Bike in Seattle but it looks like he may be out of them. Since you're close tho', give him a call.
http://www.branfordbike.com/cgi-bin/...75171608#item8

You can try Peter White --
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/chainrings.asp

maillotpois, I can hear you sniggering . . . . .

PS - I run a 26-40-50 Campy crank and MP runs a 28-42-53

I'll give that one a look once I have the money to drop on TA chain rings. I'd completely forgotten about them. Thanks.