Campagnolo Vs Shimano . . .?

fatwombat · *by **fatwombat** on Sun 13/Dec/09 7:19pm*

Hey: I'm looking at replacing my 53/39 cranks with a compact 50/34 wheelset. Looking around, it seems to me that Centaur and Veloce componentry is as cheap or cheaper than Ultegra and even 105 in some cases.

What do people think of the relative merits of Campag and Shimano?

happybaboon · *by **happybaboon** on Sun 13/Dec/09 7:23pm*

My lower-midrange campag gear (Mirage) has performed flawlessly.

musket · *by **musket** on Sun 13/Dec/09 7:58pm*

Are you talking about a full group, or just a crankset and wheelset?

Centaur is great stuff - I have chorus on one bike, centaur on the other, and part of me actually prefers the Centaur.

If you're buying a groupset, you need to get the latest iteration of Centaur. It's the newer lever, but part way through the year Campy introduced a stiffer spring, to remedy the early production ones, which had an overly light and vague feel, often resulting in over shifts.

thelivo · *by **thelivo** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:01pm*

Its a ford vs holden argument. Both will do what you want extremely well, and it essentially comes down to personal preference.

Me? Started with shimano, but now I :love:

campag

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:02pm*

thelivo wrote:Its a ford vs holden argument. Both will do what you want extremely well, and it essentially comes down to personal preference.

And price. :thumbsup:

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:07pm*

campy ftw!

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:08pm*

And someone fix that damn thread title stat. :hmmm:

fatwombat · *by **fatwombat** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:16pm*

How do we fix that - I'm sure that's not how I wrote it. Who has access to change thread titles?

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:17pm*

You do, just edit it from your first post. :thumbsup:

E Dogg Capizzle · *by **E Dogg Capizzle** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:17pm*

fatwombat wrote:How do we fix that - I'm sure that's not how I wrote it. Who has access to change thread titles?

Edit the title in your first post.

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:19pm*

What are you, some sort of parrot? :eh:

E Dogg Capizzle · *by **E Dogg Capizzle** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:19pm*

Eat my bum.

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:20pm*

Mmmmmmmm, bum. :rolleyes:

Joel · *by **Joel** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:23pm*

seconds?

fatwombat · *by **fatwombat** on Sun 13/Dec/09 8:23pm*

Look, there's an echo on the line!

Thanks for that help. Now I'm worried - how do other people have access to edit my posts?

This is what has to come off the bike to make way for the compact. Sad to lose it off the bike, but . . .

Campagnolo Vs Shimano . . .?

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