Originally Posted by Doggus
I'm not trying to debate - really. I've never run any campy, just wanna know is the campy stuff that much better than shimano? I guess I wanna know why you're switching. I just finished reading a thread on the roadie forum about some guy never buying shimano again. Among the civilized reasons - campy is serviceable whereas shimano is [not | not as] (by default). So if anyone can stick to the original request and give me a real reason...hell I might switch too!!!
p.s. I'm kidding about switching...maybe in another 10 years when I NEED to.
Sure thing, I'd be happy to tell ya why.
For starters, and maybe the most important reason, the Campy Ergo levers fit me better, and I simply prefer their shifting method over the Shimano stuff.
The other reason? I just prefer Campy stuff. Perhaps I'm a bit of a Campy snob. Perhaps I'm a bit of a close-minded traditionalist that thinks that any road bikes (especially Italian made ones!) should be required to have Campy components on them. Who knows!!!
One thing I have noticed that is true with the Campy vs. Shimano debate is that, in my experience, once the Campy components break in (der. especially), they operate much smoother than Shimano stuff. Again, that's my experience, others results may vary.
So...I decided to apply my Italian-Campy-Snobbery (self titled!) to my tandem as well.
But most of all...I just prefer the Ergo stuff.