I just sent out a pair of 10 speed levers for a rebuild, it was a little bit pricey (almost $200 said and done with shipping both ways and new hoods), but I feel like it was worth it.
I still have two Campy 10 speed bikes (A Serotta Coure d'Acier and a lugged steel Bianchi Campione d'Italia, these are two very classy bikes) and two that are 11 speed. I don't think the 11 speed stuff is as good. Doesn't shift as well, the overall quality of the levers doesn't seem as good and you can't shim the front derailler. One of the 11 speed bikes (Cervelo P2C) has bar end shifters and I am still using an ancient (circa 2001) Campy 10 spd friction shifter of an old bike for the front derailler because the 11 spd (and most recently available 10 spd Campy bar end shifters) suck (IMO) and have this "rebound" feature where the lever springs back after each shift that I don't like and makes the mechanism overly complicated for no reason (and you can't shim the front derailler).
Looking on ebay, it is basically no longer possible to find any NIB Campy Chorus or Record 10 speed shifters or deraillers. Even cassettes area a little hard to come by (fortunately I still have a couple of new ones in in my stock).
Does anyone else wish for the golden age of Campy 10 spd and think the 11 (and most likely 12 spd, which I never plan to buy) is garbage or am I just a total Fred? The Serotta is 12 years old (and it is a 17 lb built steel frame) and I still race it, I've never ridden a bike a like better (although I am currently lusting after a Speedvagen rugged road). If I can continue to get parts for it, I will keep it Campy 10 speed forever (the only reason I even have Campy 11 speed bikes is because even in the past 5 years when I acquired these bikes it was hard to find 10 spd parts for a new build (these were both OEM Shimano that I converted). Anyone have any lines on NIB Campy Chorus (I have always used mostly Chorus because the Record price point has alway seemed a little silly).
I still have two Campy 10 speed bikes (A Serotta Coure d'Acier and a lugged steel Bianchi Campione d'Italia, these are two very classy bikes) and two that are 11 speed. I don't think the 11 speed stuff is as good. Doesn't shift as well, the overall quality of the levers doesn't seem as good and you can't shim the front derailler. One of the 11 speed bikes (Cervelo P2C) has bar end shifters and I am still using an ancient (circa 2001) Campy 10 spd friction shifter of an old bike for the front derailler because the 11 spd (and most recently available 10 spd Campy bar end shifters) suck (IMO) and have this "rebound" feature where the lever springs back after each shift that I don't like and makes the mechanism overly complicated for no reason (and you can't shim the front derailler).
Looking on ebay, it is basically no longer possible to find any NIB Campy Chorus or Record 10 speed shifters or deraillers. Even cassettes area a little hard to come by (fortunately I still have a couple of new ones in in my stock).
Does anyone else wish for the golden age of Campy 10 spd and think the 11 (and most likely 12 spd, which I never plan to buy) is garbage or am I just a total Fred? The Serotta is 12 years old (and it is a 17 lb built steel frame) and I still race it, I've never ridden a bike a like better (although I am currently lusting after a Speedvagen rugged road). If I can continue to get parts for it, I will keep it Campy 10 speed forever (the only reason I even have Campy 11 speed bikes is because even in the past 5 years when I acquired these bikes it was hard to find 10 spd parts for a new build (these were both OEM Shimano that I converted). Anyone have any lines on NIB Campy Chorus (I have always used mostly Chorus because the Record price point has alway seemed a little silly).