Originally Posted by
IcySmooth52
I use to be a bike mechanic, and once worked in marketing, but I am currently a design engineer. The handlebars have been set up fine many times *mechanic*. Campy isn't the italian steed that many think: It's just the most expensive and that makes it cool *marketing*. Campy isn't the top of the line when it comes to performance, but that's the engine *engineer*. And it's funny how touchey posters have been in this thread.
I
am a designer of bicycle equipment and used to run a Campagnolo Service Center. If you had a problem reaching the thumb shifter then the bars you rode were set up wrong. This is a tired old comment made many times by those with no *hands on* experience with the product. It is utter nonsense.
I have known many bike *mechanics* who didn't know **** esp when it came to setting up Campagnolo. Jack your shifters like some do with Shimano and the thumb shifter on the Campy levers is in the wrong place. This can be a problem but it could with any lever.
If you really are an *engineer* (like on a train?) then you would recognize that the performance difference between Shimano and Campagnolo is non-existent. Both perform amazingly well. Sram? Not so much.