Chorus vs. Centaur big difference?
02-28-09 | 06:36 PM
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Chorus vs. Centaur big difference?
I'll soon be building up a Colnago steel beauty. I wanna (of course) put campy on it. My goal is for it to be "carbonless". Is there a big drop off in quality from chorus to centaur? I was going to go pretty much 100% centaur except for the headset (1" Record). Opinions?
02-28-09 | 06:40 PM
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which year? 2009? 2006/7/8?
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02-28-09 | 06:46 PM
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i'm sort of in the same situation, and from research i've decided to go centaur with chorus shifters. I've heard a lot of people do this because the chorus shifters feel a lot better shifting wise, i personally have tried both and agree.
02-28-09 | 06:51 PM
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well with 09 centaur vs. chorus it's 10sp vs. 11sp.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
02-28-09 | 06:53 PM
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Yeah.
02-28-09 | 08:01 PM
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Is this functionality once again available to Veloce and Centaur shifters???
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02-28-09 | 08:14 PM
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you can do partial dumps with the new levers, not 1 click down at a time like with the QS levers.. I believe the lower end Campy is 3 down per shift which is fine for most people..
02-28-09 | 08:23 PM
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I put 2009 Centaur on my '97 lugged steel Pinarallo (electric blue color, I posted pics in your Italian steel thread), I couldin't be happier with it. I, too, went with the aluminum version of Centaur for aesthetic reasons. I think, functionally, it's great, too. They went back to microshifting for the front, sweep-several-gears-at-once for the rear, for 2009. In addition to the Centaur drivetrain and brakes, I went with Chorus pedals, and stuck with the Torelli tapered roller bearing headset that was already on the bike.
02-28-09 | 08:37 PM
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Chicks dig Chorus. Actually, chicks dig Record, but they dig Chorus, too, or at least more than they dig Centaur. They don't dig Veloce. And Mirage? Might as well be a eunuch.
At least that's what I heard.
At least that's what I heard.
02-28-09 | 08:38 PM
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