Originally Posted by
cavernmech
Besides the different ergonomics of Campy...which i love....you can't overlook the fact that Campy ergo levers can be very easily repaired when they get worn out or damaged in a crash. *****mano better come out with something special next year or they are gonna get left behind in the Road wars.
I recently read that Campy dealers will be facing a price increase in the neighbourhood of 30% for 2008, at least for the North American market. The US dollar has fallen so far and so fast that nobody is expecting it to recover anytime soon and Campy (and all European companies, likely) is adjusting accordingly.
Shimano is expected to raise their prices by 10% or so, we shall see. Perhaps Shimano is going to win by default.
But yeah, the gap between the Euro and the USD has grown very wide. It is an unusual time, this is unmarked territory.