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Should I switch from Shimano to Campagnolo?
04-07-16, 05:32 PM
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if you can't reach the brake levers from the drops, the setup could be an issue(or maybe you have Trump-like hands 
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I'm just trying to understand why you have issues reaching the brake levers when in the drops, and poor lever placement/bar rotation is a common cause.
Jokes aside, do you have small hands? Some Shimano levers have wedges that can help to give a shorter reach.
. I'm just trying to understand why you have issues reaching the brake levers when in the drops, and poor lever placement/bar rotation is a common cause.
Jokes aside, do you have small hands? Some Shimano levers have wedges that can help to give a shorter reach.
04-07-16, 05:38 PM
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One dude was riding his Campy gear for 60 years and complaining that it was noisy. With a little over a year and a half of riding, I'm supposed to believe him?
04-07-16, 05:43 PM
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My response to @PepeM would be: I hope can you try Campagnolo and like it as much as I do, but if you've gotten used to the other brand's idiotic way of working and are content with it, you might not like the way Campagnolo works, so it's probably not worthwhile to make the switch, because the difference in effectiveness are otherwise virtually imperceptible. Definitely try before you buy.
04-07-16, 05:55 PM
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As for the brakes thing, I can reach the brakes, but I don't really like the little bit of sideways move I get due to the shifter/brake being the same lever.
Which groupsets have adjustable lever reach? I know a few do but not all. What's the lowest level at which you can get that?
04-07-16, 06:10 PM
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That's pretty dumb.
As for the brakes thing, I can reach the brakes, but I don't really like the little bit of sideways move I get due to the shifter/brake being the same lever.
Which groupsets have adjustable lever reach? I know a few do but not all. What's the lowest level at which you can get that?
As for the brakes thing, I can reach the brakes, but I don't really like the little bit of sideways move I get due to the shifter/brake being the same lever.
Which groupsets have adjustable lever reach? I know a few do but not all. What's the lowest level at which you can get that?
Stupid, but that is their explanation.
Without seeing a profile shot of your bars/levers, I'm just speculating.
PM me if you don't want everyone to judge your setup.
04-07-16, 06:16 PM
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Question: I go from Shimano to Campagnolo?
Answer: Yes. Yes! Oh gawd...yes. The quality, the feel, the romance, the everything. Why deny yourself?
Answer: Yes. Yes! Oh gawd...yes. The quality, the feel, the romance, the everything. Why deny yourself?
04-07-16, 06:17 PM
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Take the Campy Record RD. The 1990's version is beautiful to look at. The 2016 version with all that checked CF looks like the RD has chicken pox.
04-07-16, 06:59 PM
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Nothing looks better than C-Record, but even SRAM Rival works better.
It's unlikely that I'd ever sell my old Tommasini, but 6800 out performs C-Record everyday, and twice on Sunday.
04-07-16, 07:57 PM
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Well, I've only put around 500 miles on my Campagnolo 11 speed Athena equipped bike but I love how it works. This is my first bike that's not Shimano and I really like it. The hoods feel right under my hands and I love the thumb shifters. No adjustment issues yet. Now I'm also running my Lynskey with the 11 speed Ultegra setup. It's got maybe 50 miles less on it and has worked just fine also. One tweak of the RD so far but that is it. If I had to pick a favorite I'd say it was the Athena. I like the looks better and the thumb shifters. Otherwise I'd say there's no real diffference. Oh, and Campagnolo on a steel Italian bike is cycling magic. If your not riding Italian it's just not going to matter, honest. 
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04-07-16, 07:58 PM
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I love C-Record based on it's beauty, but it looks better than it works. 7400 DA works better, from my experience. I've owned both.
Nothing looks better than C-Record, but even SRAM Rival works better.
It's unlikely that I'd ever sell my old Tommasini, but 6800 out performs C-Record everyday, and twice on Sunday.
Nothing looks better than C-Record, but even SRAM Rival works better.
It's unlikely that I'd ever sell my old Tommasini, but 6800 out performs C-Record everyday, and twice on Sunday.
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04-07-16, 07:59 PM
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For me Campy is just slightly sharper, crisper in regards to shifting. The thing I don't like on the Campy is where they place the thumb shifters on the levers. Braking I haven't noticed any noticeable difference.
I use Shimano on everything.
Maybe you should ride a couple of bikes with the different equivalent gruppos and make a conclusion what works best for you.
I use Shimano on everything.
Maybe you should ride a couple of bikes with the different equivalent gruppos and make a conclusion what works best for you.
04-07-16, 08:08 PM
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04-07-16, 08:25 PM
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Just remember, Pepe, if you switch to Campy, you're required to get a Campy tattoo.
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04-07-16, 08:27 PM
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04-07-16, 08:29 PM
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04-07-16, 08:35 PM
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My take: First, I look at the real differences. Everything else being equal, Campy has almost always cost more. Campy separates braking and shifting. More of campy equipment is intended to be re-buildable.
For me, Shimano's brake levers also shifting is a deal breaker. I was pressing inward on brake levers decades ago to steady the bars riding one-handed in the drops. A bike that shifts when I do that might easily cause a crash and I am way too old/too many miles to re-train that instinct.
I haven't yet gone to brifters but when I investigated 9/10 speed a decade ago, I wanted wheels that could go brifter with a system I could live with. So i went Campy 9-speed. Got the unintended benefit of Campy's non-hyperglide cogs that shift better DT friction than Hyperglide (which I learned when I went Hyperglide 7-speed FW on another bike).
I doubt if any of this is relevant to your decision making process. Just sharing how I made my decision.
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For me, Shimano's brake levers also shifting is a deal breaker. I was pressing inward on brake levers decades ago to steady the bars riding one-handed in the drops. A bike that shifts when I do that might easily cause a crash and I am way too old/too many miles to re-train that instinct.
I haven't yet gone to brifters but when I investigated 9/10 speed a decade ago, I wanted wheels that could go brifter with a system I could live with. So i went Campy 9-speed. Got the unintended benefit of Campy's non-hyperglide cogs that shift better DT friction than Hyperglide (which I learned when I went Hyperglide 7-speed FW on another bike).
I doubt if any of this is relevant to your decision making process. Just sharing how I made my decision.
Ben
04-07-16, 09:35 PM
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Shimano is more aero and weighs less - win/win.
Plus it ain't the group.
Plus it ain't the group.
04-07-16, 10:40 PM
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My last bike had campy record 11 shifters, rear mech and brakes. It had sram red cranks and front mech and Shimano dura ace wheels/cogs. Frankenbike but absolutely Best of all worlds. It was awesome. Thumb shifters for the win.
New bike is all sram red. Also very good. Always hated both the shift design and ergonomics of Shimano Bifters.
New bike is all sram red. Also very good. Always hated both the shift design and ergonomics of Shimano Bifters.
04-08-16, 03:18 AM
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Eh? what adjustment? just take it off the indexing mode and slide the lever where you need. Plus generous gaps between cogs made it easy to settle the derailleur squarely