Marty
(with whom I agree Hinault was ajerk)

I agree that crank is not exactly aesthetically pleasing
But it is one hell of a clever design. Ugly Or noyt I'd still buy it for it's functioning.

Now here is where the myth lies.
Yes Campy ergo's can be repaired and easily too. But so can STI's! And what even better, is the spares are also available form Shimano within 3-4 days worldwide.

I did'nt want to turn this into a Shimano vs campy thread, it's just so irritating that people simply follow Dogma's as truth without actually finding out what that is.

Of course it's not worth repairing Veloce or Ultegra, it's simply cheaper to buy new components but with Chorus, Dura Ace and Record it is viable to reapir and it can be done.

rant over