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I am pleased to say I now have my refund from Hilary. Sent with 'very sorry' but no other explanation.

He does not seem to be responding to messages on here, or is it just me? ( I am trying to resolve an issue of goods apparently lost in the post. ) I am relatively new on here but understood he had a good reputation. Anyone know if he is away or something?

Hi, so I am starting my first ever Campag build. Got most of the parts including drivetrain - Comp triple with Veloce 10 rear and Centaur levers. Not exactly single speed I know but then I am an OAP and go up hills slowly ( including Alps ). Campag instructions say use Campag chain as others will damage sprockets. I am guessing this is marketing BS but will I get better shift quality with a Campag chain vs others?

Anyone know if you can convert an 8 speed Campag hub to 9 speed by changing the freehub body? Are all freehub bodies interchageable ( by year of manufacture and group ) ? I have done this on Shimano hubs but don't know much about Campag. Any advice appreciated.
Edited to say I am interested in groupset hubs ie. Record or Mirage etc not Campag manufactured wheels that may have completely different hubs from the groupsets for all I know.

Hi, I doubt that Colnago or Campagnolo have ever had much to do with JIS! Crown race fitted fine. Before I turn to my lathe I just wanted to be sure I was not missing a trick. Heating/freezing might help but I sense something more fundamental is wrong here. The original headset was obviously fitted by a gorilla and shows evidence of his bute strength.

Rebuilding 1990 ish Colnago with new Record headset. Upper and lower head tube cups ( races ) will not fit. They measure ( with mic )30.27mm, the head tube ID is 29.9 mm ( measured with vernier calipers so might be 30.0 max. ). According to Sheldon Brown dimension should be 30.2 nominal. I would expect approx 0.1 for interference fit so that would make sense with new headset. Head tube therefore seems undersized. Any classic rebuilders had this problem and what did you do?
PS. I have fitted headsets before and have the tools albeit homemade.

Found this a very informative thread. My task is to 'convert' the centre section of some black drop bars to polished alloy to match my stem ( 1990s Italian classic rebuild, modern ergo bars ( sorry must have ) are all black! ). Not sure what the existing finish is. It is textured, not obviously anodised, black. Bars are Ambrossio Lite II. Informed advice appreciated.

I am doing the same as the OP. Excelight and Ambossio hubs were on my radar but I have seen mixed reports on the hubs and had an unforunate experience with the rims although I put that down to the wheel builder ( excessive tension on the rear driveside spokes ). Thinking of playing safe with Open Pros ( never let me down ) and Campag hubs ( this is my first Campag build ).

Is 20 still available ( record aero 110 )? If so, happy to take it.

Hi All, just signed up after lurking as a guest for a while. Got one or two friends on here and quite like the feel of the place. Qualified old git now building up a classic Colnago sourced through this site. Well pleased!
Best wishes to all for the new year, may it be free of P--------.