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Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:57 pm
by wheels46
Hey all

Just about to embark in the campy dark arts.. :twisted:

My problem being I have to swap my Fulcrum racing 5 Shimano freehub body for a campy equivalent.

Is it as simple as just buying the campy freehub and swapping? Or is there anything else I should be aware of? The Fulcrum part is listed as R5-014.

I'm assuming all R5s come with the 9mm axle? Mine are the 2010 model.

Thanks in advance :D

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:09 pm
by drubie
wheels46 wrote:Hey all

Just about to embark in the campy dark arts.. :twisted:

My problem being I have to swap my Fulcrum racing 5 Shimano freehub body for a campy equivalent.

Is it as simple as just buying the campy freehub and swapping? Or is there anything else I should be aware of? The Fulcrum part is listed as R5-014.

I'm assuming all R5s come with the 9mm axle? Mine are the 2010 model.

Thanks in advance :D
They're all 9mm.

The freehub is a doddle to change (at least it was on the racing zero) - about 2 minutes of your time should have it sorted. Be aware of the price of it though, it should only be $80 from wiggle, but a brand new set of fulcrum racing 7 wheels with a campy freehub is under $200 most of the time.

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:28 pm
by wheels46
Thanks for that drubie !! :D

I actually saw a set of Khamsins online at Ribble for around $130 (minus freight) and was mildly tempted. That being said I really love my R5s and they're still fairly low mileage. So I guess the replacement freehub should get it's money's worth.

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 2:49 pm
by wheels46
drubie wrote:doddle
... oh and highly Enid Blyton of you Drubie. :lol:

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:51 pm
by Marmoset
Check out the Miche cassettes that can give you Campy spacing on a shimano freehub, might be an even cheaper option :D

Rich

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:13 am
by wheels46
Marmoset wrote:Check out the Miche cassettes that can give you Campy spacing on a shimano freehub, might be an even cheaper option :D

Rich
Thanks Marmoset... I seriously considered that idea. I believe Ambrosio make them too. Only problem I had was a lack of actual internet feedback on how well conversion cassettes work.

Anyway... I've ordered a new freehub body. Job done.

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:46 pm
by Ascar
Mate, I just bought a set of fulcrum 5s with campy hub body, but have got shimano gear. Would you like to swap your old shimano hub body with my campy and keep that as a spare?

Re: Changing Fulcrum R5 freehub body from Shimano to campy

Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:41 am
by wheels46
All yours Ascar.. Where are you located? It's just sitting around gathering dust. No need to swap. :)