tommy5505

i just bought a bike with the camp mirage components and i am wondering if anyone has used them and could offer a review, or am i wasting my time and should up grade?

Monkey Face

Welcome to the forum - I'll give your first thread a bump.

It would help if you tell us more about your bike, what sort of riding you like to do, or would like to be doing.

My guess is if you're new to cycling and have an 'entry level' bike, Mirage is perfectly good... and logic says, you don't yet know the difference.

You have to decide how long you might keep this bike... if you think maybe until next spring, then don't upgrade, just upgrade the whole bike because it will be difficult to get your investment back on a lower end bike with an upgrade... it will still be seen as a lower end bike.

On the other hand, if you think you're going to keep the bike for a few years, then maybe upgrade, but - sorry to complicate it - you'll get very little for a Mirage groupset, so don't rush, run that until you see an upgrade at a good price.

Whatever you decide, you've already made a good choice... your groupset has got the magic word written on it... Campagnolo

adclark

I have experience only with the Mirage rear hub and cassette. I have a bike with a full Veloce groupset. I live almost in the mountains though and wanted a rear wheel with something larger than a 23 tooth cog since I use a standard double crankset. I could not believe how much the Veloce cassettes cost, so when I found a Mirage one for cheap, I tried it. Other than not having the chrome finish of the Veloce, I didn't notice any difference. I eventually decided I wanted to build a wheel and would like to have the option of running either of my two cassettes without having to change them, so I bought a Mirage rear hub. From what I can tell, it works great too. After the initial break in, it spins smoothly. It is slightly quieter than my Veloce hub if that matters to you at all. Neither is loud because something is wrong with them though, it is simply the freehub sound. Also, the skewer that came with it wasn't chromed. My overall opinion is that there really isn't much difference in the parts I tried between '98 Veloce and ~'09. The Veloce stuff seems a tiny bit better but the main thing is that it is all chromed whereas the Mireage isn't. I don't know on the brifters or anything though. For reference, the Veloce stuff I run is from before they made it only shift one gear at a time and has metal levers. Hope this helps.

JoelS

I've got 2 bikes with Mirage. They've been ridden since '96 or '97 when they were bought new. One is a commuter bike that my wife uses. We haven't had any trouble with it. Have replaced chains and cassettes as they wore out, but that's it. Good solid stuff.

trigger

I've got one bike with Centaur 10 speed and one with Mirage 10 speed. The Centaur is objectively "better" in that I find the shifts crisper, but I am racing this season on the Mirage and have had no issues. If you're just looking for functionality it'll be fine. If you want to have nice stuff, upgrade.

thirdgenbird

mirage is lower end stuff but if you are a beginner its probably a great fit. it all works and looks good, the buy in cost is low, and most generally a mirage equipped frame is "worthy" of future upgrades.

get us some pictures and specs if you can.

chefxian

I've got Mirage from 2003 and it''s pretty good. havent had any problems.

gregf83 

If you want to elicit ooh's and ahh's at the coffee shop after your ride you'll need to upgrade. If you just want to enjoy riding and improve fitness mirage is perfectly functional.

SPlKE 

I have a 96 lemond bike with mirage 8 spd.

I replaced the rear derailleur with a slightly used mirage 8 spd which I picked up on ebay. No problems.

I did replace the mirage brakes and shifters with a slightly used chorus 8 set. The mirage components are not as fixable as the higher end campy, which I found out when my mirage shifter stripped the cogs inside. but I have no complaints.

thirdgenbird

if it is an 8spd mirage bike i have a set of very clean 8spd chorus derailleurs i would be willing to sell.

tommy5505

the bike i bought is a brand new 2008 orbea onix, i am pretty much a newbie, my last bike was a FELT tri bike with 105 components, and my main concern was that there would be a noticeable difference in the campy mirage, thanks for all your inputs, any other thought would be appreciated \..