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@Rik_Van_Looy
Go campag - as well as looking infinitely better without those crap cable outers on display, the brifters feel better and more comfortable - best of all they are 100% serviceable and upgradeable - I bought '97 9spd chorus brifters from unit lost for £25 - 2 allen keys later all the parts laid out on the kitchen table ready for cleaning - everythings made of metal and built to last - replacement g-springs (£1.50 ) and a bit of light greasing and back on they go.
So smooth and nice I thought I'd treat myself to some new rubber hoods - so much more satifsfactory an experience than shimano's planned obsolescense -
If you want to go 10speed you can get an upgrade kit. I got all my spare parts from Whiskers - they have everything there you just need to get the spares catalogue from campag webpage and quote the part refs.