Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
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.
Hi SK ~ I do have Campy Chorus components, but on my Aegis Swift road bike. I have a 13-29 (it's 10-speed) cassette in back for hill climbing, but it's not a touring bike, and the low gearing only goes down to 29", which would not be enough for me in mountains with a load, I'm quite sure, even if I could tour on this bike (which I can't b/c it's carbon and can't do racks). The Shimano XT cogset is on my Bike Friday, which is all Shimano (Ultegra in the front). I tried to get Bike Friday to mix Campy and Shimano on my bike so that I could have the Campy Ergopower shifters in front, since I love them, but they said they could not do it and retain good shifting on the bike (perhaps the small wheels were the limiting factor there?), so I went with all Shimano (but bar-con shifters instead of STI, since they're easier to repair if they should have problems on a tour, and b/c I don't like the front shifting on a triple with Shimano STI - I have that on on my Terry road bike).

So (whew, that was a mouthful!!)... I'm not sure if what you are suggesting woudl work for carfree or not...sorry!

Emily