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If all these questions have been asked apologies please put me in the direction of where I should look.
Basically Ive been meaning to put my bike back to Campag record for ages and gonna do it now but buying everything separate off ebay means Im not quite sure what goes together.
(these questions will be slight basic Im expecting apologies)
1) The first question is how can I tell what campag rear derailleur is 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 speed? There are a lot of nuovo records, c records, super records about but I've no idea what speed any are.
2) Are different down tube shifters needed for different speeds?
3) Does the front derailleur have anything to do with rear derailleur speeds? Can I just buy any front mech if I have two front speeds?
4) If I have a vento wheel with 10 speed can I switch it to 9 speed without changing the freewheel?
5) If I switch the the front and rear derailleur from shimano to campag I know I need to change the rear cassette but would I need to change my two front chainrings also?
6) If I did need to change my chainrings how do I know the amount of teeth I need on the new ones? What does that need to be in accordance with? Do I need to worry about the bottom bracket?
7) And if I wanted to put record cranks on it how do I determine the size and again do I need to worry about the bottom bracket.
8) Finally I want to get a respray where would you guys go?
(the bike is a 70s/80s gios by the way)
If anyone is able to help it would be much appreciated, so in advance thank you very much.