Cured

I have suffered a violent infection for quite some time now. Today a breath of fresh Italian air has arrived; everyone can now rejoice!

I’m talking about the infection of Shimano components that has, up until now, plagued my bike. Previously, there has been a lingering 105 front derailleur causing my shifting to be less than ideal. Actually, I was extremely surprised at  how much better the shifting became after switching from 105 to Campagnolo Centaur. I was willing to live with the derailleur longer but a larger issue recently afflicted my bike that inspired this final shot of Apennine antibiotics.

While not Japanese, the Miche cassette I was running failed miserably for me. I’m no high performance rider by any means, but my strength level recently came into question. How else would a moderately priced 9-spd cassette have such a failure: seven broken teeth on a single cog? I must have really like that gear.

I’ve tossed that cluster and installed a Veloce. I’m not advocating against Shimano by any means, it is perfectly good gear, this indeterminate complete group has been ailing me—considering the cost, I’m sure I’ll resort to Shimano on future bikes for myself (I won’t say the same about Miche however). But so far, running with the full brand C group really does seem worth it. Shifting is precise, clean, and quiet. Molto buono!

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