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Old 07-11-05 | 05:42 AM
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From: Might as well be underwater because I make less drag than a torpedoE (no aero bars here though)
Recently I find myself becoming more and more entrenched with Shimano gear. For example I have two Shimano bikes (w/ shimano hubbed wheels) and I recently bought a pair of 105 hubs from performance that I'll eventually build up. [My passion are wheels and Shimano hubs are so cheap to buy in the US]

To make matters worse I'm so comfy with adjusting/working on my shimano drivetrains that I start justifying BS reasons why I should not switch over to Campy one day. (even though it's probably just as easy to adjust )

I guess I'm in a comfort zone with Brand "S" and wondering if anyone else think's this is happening to them (lol)

The funny thing is I think this happens to some mechanics at LBS's (so I've heard) . They are so used to working on Shimano they may not be enthusiastic to work on a campy bike.

Hopefully we'll see more component makers in the shifter/complete group market and this won't be a two manufacturer decision anymore. Aren't Shimano shifter patent's expiring? Good news on this front is that there will be a SRAM road group in the near future sometime.

P.S. I still have a quick link to Campy Only's rumor page because they always have interesting stuff on there.

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