Originally Posted by
frantik
I don't think any US companies ever speced campy on an MTB during the short time that campy was making mtb groups.
those brake levers look.. interesting.. and the double ubrakes will definitely make finding the right frame a tricky task. The thumbies look pretty sweet though.. let's see the derailleurs and hubs!
There were a few US MTBs with Campy.
I remember drooling over a Team Fat Chance 10th Anniversary with Record OR.
Serotta, Fisher, Lemond, and Merlin also had Campy equipped MTBs. And I think there was a special edition Ross too.
IIRC, there was Euclid and Centaur early on. Then they added Olympus. Before leaving the MTB market, Campy had three groups: Record OR, Icarus and Centaur.
Campy MTB stuff was very very pretty, silky smooth, heavy, and definitely lacking in shifting and braking performance relative to Shimano and Suntour. Those brake levers look big enough to stop a battle ship (compared to the minimalist Diacomp SS5 of the same era).