How much Campy is in the Pro-Peleton?
Just curious
Peace Tyler |
"Cycle Sport America" has a recent issue listing the equipment used by each major team. Campy's share of that market has dropped dramatically in the past five years, probably due to Shimano offering subtantial "incentives" to the teams to switch to Shimano.
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Just by looks, it seems to be almost 50/50 with some other component companies here and there like FSA, Truvativ, Sram, and Cannondale.
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Isn't is "peloton" or am I crazy!?
I think it is a very good mix, but more shimano. |
Originally Posted by my58vw
Isn't is "peloton" or am I crazy!?
I think it is a very good mix, but more shimano. |
go to the cyclingnews.com teams database. Lists bike and component sponsors for all teams.
Knock yourself out. |
I think you're both crazy
Peace Tyler |
I can't remember exact numbers from the article in CycleSport but it's about 60% Campy (brifters/front/rear/derailures). Many of the teams use different cranks and some are using different brakes. Campy still is the majority but that has really come down in the last 10 years.
The thing that amazes me is that after all the time Shimamo has been in the pro peleton it took untill 1999 for them to win a TdF! |
Originally Posted by 2Rodies
The thing that amazes me is that after all the time Shimamo has been in the pro peleton it took untill 1999 for them to win a TdF! What an amazing coincidence.... Do you think if Gianni Bugno was using Campagnolo he could have beaten Indurain? :D |
Originally Posted by Doctor Who
Isn't it Shimano, with an uppercase "s", or am I crazy!?
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Originally Posted by my58vw
Isn't is "peloton" or am I crazy!?
I think it is a very good mix, but more shimano. |
Originally Posted by ed073
What an amazing coincidence....
Do you think if Gianni Bugno was using Campagnolo he could have beaten Indurain? :D Hey I love Shimano, as guy who's own's two Campy 10s bikes I think DA actually shifts a bit better than Record (I've had the chance to ride DA for an extensive length of time). However the two things that I don't like are the hoods (they don't fit my hands very well) and the cable routing which I find to be quite ugly. The hoods issue is the real reason I put '04 Record and Chorus on my two LOOK's. Other than that I think DA is just fine. |
Originally Posted by 2Rodies
No and that wasn't my point. It just amazes me that after nearly 3 decades in the peleton it took that long for a Shimano equipped bike to win the TdF. The odds would seem to be in their favor long before that.
Hey I love Shimano, as guy who's own's two Campy 10s bikes I think DA actually shifts a bit better than Record (I've had the chance to ride DA for an extensive length of time). However the two things that I don't like are the hoods (they don't fit my hands very well) and the cable routing which I find to be quite ugly. The hoods issue is the real reason I put '04 Record and Chorus on my two LOOK's. Other than that I think DA is just fine. So it's reall just a coincidence that no Shimano sponsored teams could field a winner until 1999. |
Originally Posted by ed073
So it's reall just a coincidence that no Shimano sponsored teams could field a winner until 1999.
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I think I know what I mean.
But now I'm not sure.....I've got a headache from thinking about all those Tour de France also-rans struggling on Dura-Ace for so long. |
a bit off topic, but was lance in '99 the first time a carbon bike won too?
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Originally Posted by roadgator
a bit off topic, but was lance in '99 the first time a carbon bike won too?
Nah....Delgado won on a carbon TVT frame in 1988, painted to look like a steel Pinarello. Even had the little Columbus stickers on it. LeMond and Indurain also won Tours on these frames. |
Originally Posted by ed073
I think I know what I mean.
But now I'm not sure.....I've got a headache from thinking about all those Tour de France also-rans struggling on Dura-Ace for so long. Dude do you just not get it? I'm not saying the TdF winners won because they were riding Campy equipped bikes. I'm just surprised that with all the talent riding Shimano that one of their teams had not won it sooner. Not dish on Shimano...but if I've hit a sore spot...... |
Originally Posted by 2Rodies
Dude do you just not get it? I'm not saying the TdF winners won because they were riding Campy equipped bikes. I'm just surprised that with all the talent riding Shimano that one of their teams had not won it sooner. Not dish on Shimano...but if I've hit a sore spot......
I'm winding you up mate!!! Relax. :) |
Originally Posted by ed073
I'm winding you up mate!!! Relax. :)
BTW the exact count is 11 Campy and 9 Shimano. |
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