Thinking about trying Campy again, should I?
09-03-14, 07:23 AM
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Thinking about trying Campy again, should I?
The last time tried Campy was more than 10 years ago, and have been riding Shimano/SRAM since (including the Di2 and 11-sp).
How are the compatibility in tools (I do my own wrenching)?
How are the compatibility in tools (I do my own wrenching)?
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Why not?
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If you are on Shimano 11, then 1 nice thing is you can use those wheels & cassettes if you get Campy 11.
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Veloce full group is about $380 at Merlin Cycles, in silver. I have done more costly than that experiments, with no resale.
Cassette lock ring and a Torcx T25 for the shift levers, at least in 10 speed. i believe the higher end groups fold in more Torcx, so buy a set.
Cassette lock ring and a Torcx T25 for the shift levers, at least in 10 speed. i believe the higher end groups fold in more Torcx, so buy a set.
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How do you like the Veloce, as comparing the pricier Campy stuff and Shimano/SRAM?
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I have Veloce shifters with Centaur everything else. It shifts extremely well under load. Not under load, everything modern shifts well. It shifts better than the 105 5700 I owned for a brief duration. I would call it a tie with the SRAM X9 I had on a flat bar build.
My rain bike is currently Sora 3500, which actually shifts extremely well under low load conditions. I couldn't tell it apart from the Campy just cruising down the road. But climbing a hill, the differences become apparent.
Edit: Also, Campy ergonomics fit my hands better than anything, other than my TRP RRL levers, but far better than any Shimano I have had.
My rain bike is currently Sora 3500, which actually shifts extremely well under low load conditions. I couldn't tell it apart from the Campy just cruising down the road. But climbing a hill, the differences become apparent.
Edit: Also, Campy ergonomics fit my hands better than anything, other than my TRP RRL levers, but far better than any Shimano I have had.
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Let's ask it another way - Why? I mean, what is there to gain? Just to try something different, or is there something else you hope to get out of it? I'm not trolling here, just want to hear the reasons. For me personally I would hesitate to switch because I have so much invested in SRAM and Shimano components which I can shuffle between bikes and re-use. I have SRAM on my Bianchi, which some consider to be a sin. 
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Let's ask it another way - Why? I mean, what is there to gain? Just to try something different, or is there something else you hope to get out of it? I'm not trolling here, just want to hear the reasons. For me personally I would hesitate to switch because I have so much invested in SRAM and Shimano components which I can shuffle between bikes and re-use. I have SRAM on my Bianchi, which some consider to be a sin.
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Let's ask it another way - Why? I mean, what is there to gain? Just to try something different, or is there something else you hope to get out of it? I'm not trolling here, just want to hear the reasons. For me personally I would hesitate to switch because I have so much invested in SRAM and Shimano components which I can shuffle between bikes and re-use. I have SRAM on my Bianchi, which some consider to be a sin.
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I, for one, think bee's knees are highly overrated. It's a flying insect, for ****'s sake. The knee is probably the most useless joint on the bee. You don't seem them out mall walking, probably solely because of poor knee health. I would bet an ant's knee is far superior.
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I, for one, think bee's knees are highly overrated. It's a flying insect, for ****'s sake. The knee is probably the most useless joint on the bee. You don't seem them out mall walking, probably solely because of poor knee health. I would bet an ant's knee is far superior.
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I, for one, think bee's knees are highly overrated. It's a flying insect, for ****'s sake. The knee is probably the most useless joint on the bee. You don't seem them out mall walking, probably solely because of poor knee health. I would bet an ant's knee is far superior.
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I think I am going to slowly amass a Super Record 11 groupset. What's the cassette/hub compatibility with Shimano/SRAM 11 sp, or is there any?
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Never mind, I found the info. Apparently, all 11sp systems from Campy/SRAM/Shimano are compatible insofar as the cassettes/RD/shifter are concerned. That's pretty cool.
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I also want to make the switch. It'd be the first Campy bike to come out of the LBS too. 
But I can't but wonder.
But I can't but wonder.
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