Valbrona wrote:In over 40 years of buying Camapg stuff they seem unable to get the most basic things right.
So just to be clear at the end of this discussion - they did get things right, and they did supply you with the correct lockring, yeah?
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Valbrona wrote:In over 40 years of buying Camapg stuff they seem unable to get the most basic things right.
the tech docs are mostly targeted at competent, trained mechanics
bikerjulio wrote:I believe the lockring was fine. Our OP is easily confused by the quirks of Campy tech docs.
I see our esteemed contributor who does this for a living got a subtle dig in:the tech docs are mostly targeted at competent, trained mechanics
spud wrote:spud wrote:as a contrast, I've yet to use a non shimano locking in my Shimano compatible set-ups. Both a SRAM and Edco lockings were so damn tight threading into the body I was afraid I was going to destroy the body. Took them out and installed Shimano instead - happy times.
wingguy wrote:Y'know... while I may have just highlighted the importance of reading manuals in another thread... does anyone really think you should be stressing over the fine details of technical drawings before installing a lockring?
Valbrona wrote:If the Campag z12 lockring is drawn in the Tech Doc without a wear plate, but the supposedly z12 lockring supplied in the box has a wear plate ... then plenty of people are going to wonder if the correct lockring has actually been supplied, or if a wear plate has been fitted when one shouldn't have been.
This is a common sense observation. Your use of the phrase "Stressing over the fine details of technical drawings" makes me think you might be a 15 year old kid.