Source for a decent price Campagnalo 12 speed wheelset

[vito117]

New project bike build here.
Got a decent deal on some Chorus 12 speed shifters and a 12 speed cassette.
Have a Blue Sky AC1 ultralight road carbon frame that was a freebie. So putting it to use.
Now need a wheelset thats compatible for QR- 130mm spacing and campy 12 speed hub.

[Sebastian]

Campy Fan here. Getting wheels is not really a problem anymore since DT style ratchet hubs are now more or less ubiquitous.  Elite wheels offer their wheelsets with N3W freehubs from the get go. But you can mod most ratchet hubs with an original N3W freehub from DT Swiss. That’s what I did with my wheelset from Serenade. Just make sure you have the seller confirm that they’re compatible. I can’t speak for every ratchet hub out there. Serenade say theirs are compatible.

[eptik]

check out this website if you are in Europe --> bike24.com german website with many deals

I got Campagnolo Shamal C21 carbon wheelset for 750euros instead of 1200, the price is unbeatable for campagnolo wheels

[Sebastian]

Oh, and by the way. Campy 12sp doesn’t need special freehubs. The spacing is virtually identical with Shimano. You can use any old wheelset with HG freehub and a Shimano cassette. That’s what I do with my Chinarello Dogma rim brake frame and Chorus 12sp. Works just fine. N3W is only needed for 13sp. Campy 11 and 12sp is cross compatible with Shimano cassettes and equivalents.

[vito117]

Oh, and by the way. Campy 12sp doesn’t need special freehubs. The spacing is virtually identical with Shimano. You can use any old wheelset with HG freehub and a Shimano cassette. That’s what I do with my Chinarello Dogma rim brake frame and Chorus 12sp. Works just fine. N3W is only needed for 13sp. Campy 11 and 12sp is cross compatible with Shimano cassettes and equivalents.

No shit?
I've been scouring the internets for wheelsets, hubs, adapters, etc..etc. Shimanos will work? Much easier to locate here in the US.
I was told to use a Campy Chorus crankset. Also chain needs to be for the Chorus 12 speed.

[Sebastian]

No shit?
I've been scouring the internets for wheelsets, hubs, adapters, etc..etc. Shimanos will work? Much easier to locate here in the US.
I was told to use a Campy Chorus crankset. Also chain needs to be for the Chorus 12 speed.

Well, that’s what the dealer and Campagnolo will tell you. But no. It all works just fine. Campy cranksets aren’t the lightest (for a carbon crank) but they definitely are the prettiest, though. And their chains are honestly just really really good and last forever. I got a Chorus 12s chain with 10k km on it and it doesn’t really show much sign of wear. So I can really recommend them.


With 10sp and less, you needed Campy specific cassettes or a pull ratio converter like the stuff from Jtek to make it work. But with more and more gears, there’s just no room to make a significant enough difference in gear spacing. So 11sp and 12sp is cross compatible. I even ran an 11sp Chorus groupset with both an 11sp Campy cassette and with Shimano cassettes on another wheelset. Absolutely no difference whatsoever.

[vito117]

I need to find a crankset now. Recommendation ? Will I be tied to forking over a ton$ for a Chorus 12 speed ultra-torque/ Or will another off-brand work?
This carbon frame I'm using has BB30 bracket so its be nice to slip in one that works with the Campy chain.

[Sebastian]

Any crank will work as long as it has 12sp compatible chainrings. Sram’s wide cranks with extra long axles and super wide q-factor could be a bit too wide to get reliable front shifting. But other than that, you should be good. There’s plenty of 12sp compatible cranksets on Aliexpress starting from entry level aluminium to super fancy carbon/titanium.