Hi Brent,
I'm running Shimergo on my '04 Ram. It's got a 3x9 with a Deore XT RD and
Shimano 105 FD, controlled by a set of early 2000 Centaurs with silver
levers and shifters. I followed Ronnie Romance's YouTube video that Roman
at Riv linked to on the page describing his Roadini. IIRC, I got that set
of Centaurs off of FB marketplace for ~$75 shipped. I've also paid double
that for sets of Centaurs and Records that were advertised as fully
functional but could use some repair. Branford Bike and South Salem
Cycleworks were both very informative and helpful re spare parts for
repairs. I asked the sellers to click through the left brifter to help
determine if it can handle a 3x up front. Hope that helps!
Best,
Victor
On Monday, June 1, 2026 at 2:45:27 PM UTC-7 Brent Eastman wrote:
> thanks Eric! I tried to bait you with “scampy”, and agree it should be the
> universal term for this eclectic mixing of groupsets.
>
> Nick, I haven’t found a decent looking shimano integrated shifter. the
> modern ones are all super bulbous and plasticky. the older ones i’ve found
> are all smashed up. but i’m open to suggestions!!
>
> On Jun 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM, Eric Marth <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Brenton — The only brifters I've run are Campagnolo Ergopower Chorus
> 10-speed to Shimano 9-speed. If you're open to running an 8 speed Shimano
> cassette you could keep an eye out for Ergopower 9 shifters and you'll have
> more to chose from.
>
>
> I haven't run the Ergopower shifters with a 3x. Given Campy's road racing
> pedigree I'm not sure they're designed to handle a triple.
>
> Ergopower prices are tough. To give you an idea, here's a set of 9-speed
> Chorus shifters <https://www.ebay.com/itm/157927793076> in nice shape for
> $185 with 21 watchers. Veloce and Centaur series are often cheaper than
> Chorus or Record. Also, make sure you know what you're getting. The search
> feature on eBay has seriously degraded recently and search results capture
> far more than search parameters. "Campagnolo 10 speed shifters" will show
> you 8, 9 and 11 speed shifters. If you add quotation marks you'll get more
> accurate results. Search *Campagnolo "10" speed shifters *and you'll weed
> out the other stuff.
>
> People still like the Ergopower shifters, fair amount of demand. Because
> they're rebuildable, people often hold onto them for parts. A lot of the
> listings I've seen are in Europe and getting them is more expensive now
> with tariffs and international shipping being what they are (bad). I'd say
> hold out for a nice set, I often see them come up with lots of scratches.
> Saved eBay searches are great for this. I'd expect to pay $150-$200 for a
> set in nice shape, plus shipping.
>
> If you have a good local bicycle co-op you might do better. Or get lucky
> on local marketplace.
>
> Cheers!
>
> On Monday, June 1, 2026 at 3:46:39 AM UTC-4 Nick Payne wrote:
>
>> I'm wondering why you're chasing Campagnolo shifters when your
>> derailleurs are Shimano. It used to be that you could mate Campagnolo 11s
>> shifters with Shimano 9s derailleur and cassette and get good indexed
>> shifting (I ran that combination for several years from about 2010
>> onwards), but Campagnolo changed their 11s cable pull around 2015, so you'd
>> need pre-2015 Campagnolo shifters for that combination to work. If you want
>> Shimano 9s integrated brake/shifter levers, I think they still make Sora
>> 2x9 and 3x9 shifters, otherwise you're looking at NOS or 2nd hand for the
>> higher level stuff. Microshift also make Shimano-compatible 2x9 and 3x9
>> integrated road shifters.
>>
>> Nick Payne
>>
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