Thread: Where did "Campagnola" come from?
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Old 06-22-12 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Bikegeek1968
Everybody here knows the movie Breaking Away. But there was also a short lived TV series. It was just plain BAD! In the series, the riders were always talking about their "Campagnola brake" or "Campagnola rear deraileur". And thusly, Campagnola enters the typical TV watching American's vocabulary.
Cool, looks like you can see it on youtube and find out the real meaning of campagnola: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7LOGbCR468
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