so one thing i did was to decide to upgrade Mr Pink with a set of Campy's latest Centaur levers. had the 2007 QS rubbish on. Took the plunge & ordered from Total Cycling. Have seen mixed reviews of their service but the price couldn't be beat - $148 US for the alloys includes a set of 2009 cables. That's less than used centaur levers are going for on ebay without cables. Took 10 days from N Ireland over a period that included the new year break.
Going to put the levers on noticed the clamp nut size changed - tried 4mm hex too big, then 3mm too small, then realized that Campy have changed the nut to a TORX without any indication in the installation manual. And it is not obvious at first glance because one is looking at the nut at an angle. It's always something with Campy. So had to take a trip to my local tool store and had to settle on a straight T25 driver. A ball head would have been better - but not in stock. The rubber hood and the shape create much more of a problem in getting the driver in, and there is no way what is shown in the instructions would work - the hood needs to be pulled back much further.
Would have been nice if Campy had pointed out that a T25 TORX driver is needed for this install. Luckily I did no damage trying to use an allen key.
later found the need for a TORX t25 driver hidden at the last line of the manual in the section on how to remove a lever!
i'd still suggest a ball-end TORX would be better if you can find one.
the instructions say that the derrailleur cables comes with an end installed and to put that end in the lever. well the cables did not have an end installed (yes they are 2009 and say ultra low friction on them), and there is no way the supplied ferrules would fit into the hole in the lever body. so the cable housings have been put directly into the body which is a close fit for them. The drawing in the manual fig 12, does not show the body and cable housing situation correctly, it is the old drawing.
other than that, no installation issues.
the manual says the QS FD is not compatible. i've been using it with non-QS lever without problems, so i've left it on for now.
on appearance, although the levers look big and clunky next to the older 10 speed i took off, the alloy does go very well with the 2007 Centaur group on the bike, better than the original carbon levers in fact.
i'll have to post later on how well they work on the road - when the weather improves a bit.
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