I have made the jump to the dark side with a campy group on my newest bike- I however have a race wheel set with chris king hubs-
who make the conversion kits and are they functional?
thanks
Kevin
Welcome
Talk to King about getting a new freehub body to replace your shimano one… I’m sure it’s possible. This will be more $$$ (you’re running campy now, get used to it) than other options, but works the best.
I personally own an american classic conversion cassette that I am moderately pleased with. One has to be careful when installing it to tighten it down a lot more than normal, otherwise the spacing is off.
From the Chris King web site:
"Are Chris King hubs Campagnolo 8, 9, or 10 speed compatible?
Answer: Our hubs are not Campagnolo compatible - they are designed with Shimano compatible driveshells. Though we don’t endorse it, we’ve had good luck with the following:
For 8spd: Some companies make spacers that allow Shimano cogs to be used set to Campagnolo spacing. With this set up you should also use a Shimano chain.
For 9spd: Chris set his 9spd Campagnolo record bike up using 9spd Shimano Dura-Ace cogs and chain and it’s been working flawlessly. There are also campy spaced spacers available to retrofit Shimano 9spd cogs.
For 10spd: Wheels manufacturing has released a campy compatible 10spd cogset made from a Shimano Ultegra 10spd stack. We are concerned that the cogs ride too close to the drive side spokes. If you try this or use this, please let us know of your experiences. We will post results here as soon as we have them. We are not sure that it will work with our hubs.
If you want to try one of these methods as a possible solution, please test run it first (e.g., try a friends’ Shimano wheel) and make sure it works to your standards! We’d rather have all of you Campagnolo users happy and riding someone else’s hub than disappointed that you are on ours."
that is the same information that I got when i spoke with King-I was wondering if folks had experience with various conversion kits that are out. wheels manu. etc.
thanks for going to the king site and finding that info.
kevin
I was in a similar situation, so I knew what I was looking for. The 10s conversion didn’t sound that great, so I went a different direction. Chorus hubs are quite nice, btw…
I have Chris King’s running perfectly with my Chorus. Nothing but an extra shim somewhere in the cassette stack. My LBS had a J-Tek thingy ready to go but didn’t need it. I had been told to use a DuraAce chain but kept the Record chain on without a problem. So I think you have several options: hope for the best and get no problems with just a shim; try a DuraAce chain; and/or use the J-Tek adaptor.
Best of luck!