[Closed] Road Shifters - Sorry

lets address this in points...

-I don't think its repairable so I need a replacement.
It will be repairable, thats the beauty of campagnolo, however the cost might not be worth it.

-I have never really got on with the shifting - it feels so vague compared to MTB shifting, so was thinking of changing to Shimano.
vauge how? as in light? well thats usually the idea, shimano wont change that. Or do you mean because there are many index positions rather than an MTB 2/3 positions/clicks, again, shimano wont fix that.

-I know Campy and Shimano are not really compatible but it won't make much difference on the front will it, as there are many index positions? So my question is can I use a Shimano shifter with a Campy front derailleur? It is 10 speed, double front chainrings.
Nope (with caveats), road front shifters/mechs are universal so swap away, the exception being a shimano road triple shifter/mech, they are not cross compatible.

One final thing, it'll look horrible, the hoods will be very different shapes and you'll be shunned by trendy roadies who wont like your Camp-ano setup.

Thanks for the reply. The vagueness comes I think from a combinaton of the lever being able to move in two planes and the amount it has to move before it shifts. When you are used to MTB shifting it seems to take an age. I am already shunned by true roadies - riding with a peaked helmet, MTB SPD's, a mirror and a bell!

If you've got those horrid QS Centaur Ergolevers you'll be pleased to know that the current model year Centaur has gone back to proper Campag ratchetted shifting.
Something else to think about is that if your are going to change from C to S, then you'll need to buy a shorter stem as the hood positions are very different. Which is why (when I can get round to it) the Tiagra levers on my Portland are going to be replaced by an old set of 98 Daytona ergos and a bodger for the rear mech.

For Campagnolo parts try Mercian Cycles(were/are service dealer) i bought an inner lever for £25 earlier in the year.

I'm shunned by roadies too but if I see you on the road with 1 campag and 1 shimano shifter I am going to throw eggs at you!

I know Campy and Shimano are not really compatible but it won't make much difference on the front will it, as there are many index positions?

Unless I'm going mad, I think there are only 5 positions on my shimano (tiagra triple) lever, two in the middle ring, one on the top, two on the bottom. So you don't get as much leeway as you might expect coming from something with a non-indexed front shifter.

Joe

[i]If you've got those horrid QS Centaur Ergolevers you'll be pleased to know that the current model year Centaur has gone back to proper Campag ratchetted shifting.[/i]

Strange - I broke the same lever on my old ratchet one and when I replaced it with a QS one (pretty cheap from CRC iirc), the QS shifting was a dream in comparison! One click up, one click down.. what more could you want?
Yes, I bought a new pair of shifters from CRC and sold the one I didn't need on Ebay.
[edit] just checked - they were Xenon for £55. Got £25 for the 10spd.

[i]If you've got those horrid QS Centaur Ergolevers you'll be pleased to know that the current model year Centaur has gone back to proper Campag ratchetted shifting.[/i]

This may be the answer - it is two clicks for a downshift and about 5 for an upshift. Sometimes I don't bother downshifting at lights because otherwise I will be fumbling at the gears for about 10 secs while the trendy roadie behind me passes with a distainful look.

I don't think I've ever downshifted the front pulling up to lights - not unless there's a 1:4 climb immediately afterwards.
The best thing about Campag Ergolevers is that you have lots of small steps to trim the front derraileur so's you don't get that horrible tinkletinklescrub noise all the time.