Campag vs. shimano

italiaandyf
italiaandyf Posts: 120
edited September 2007 in Workshop
Hi
I'm interested in the pro's and con's of campag and shimano. Any opions/comments welcome, positive and negative.

thanks

Comments

  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    Don't start all this rubbish again. You can find all you need to know and a lot more just by revisiting all the old posts on the subject.
    My Fleet.
  • paulbricey
    paulbricey Posts: 84
    not again..............please not again..!
    Briceyinstockport
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    edited September 2007
    Actually, this debate is about to ascend (descend?) to a new level. The Comic has a test ride of Big C's new electronic groupset this week, so the old whose kit shifts better and is more reliable debate (screaming match) will be joined by whose battery lasts longest and whose mech is the most waterproof.

    Watch this space! :D
  • thebikeliker
    thebikeliker Posts: 66
    You could try these:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12542369
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12541194
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12540050

    This can be useful too:
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/search.php
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  • italiaandyf
    italiaandyf Posts: 120
    Hi TheBikeliker - thanks for your pointers to previous discussions - I was sure this had been debated before and was hoping someone would point me in the right direction - thanks.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    andyfaden wrote:
    Hi
    I'm interested in the pro's and con's of campag and shimano. Any opions/comments welcome, positive and negative.

    thanks

    You want an opinion? Find something else to occupy you time. This is a non-subject
    unless you're a bike pimper and are only concerned with looks.

    Dennis Noward

    Toledo, Ohio
  • mrushton
    mrushton Posts: 5,182
    Two makers take on gear shifting. Both work very well, both have their fans/detractors. i've used both and as long as they shift reliably, either will work for me.
    M.Rushton
  • bryanm
    bryanm Posts: 218
    Neither, you want SRAM..... :)

    Duck.. Run.....

    or a rohloff for touring.....
  • Garybee
    Garybee Posts: 815
    Go with which ever you like the feel of the shifters on the most. If you have more than one bike it is worth having them compatible with each other though.
    Hypocrisy is only a bad thing in other people.
  • carlstone
    carlstone Posts: 602
    Personally as they are great systems I would go with the one that feels most comfortable to you when riding 'on the hoods'.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    dennisn wrote:
    andyfaden wrote:
    Hi
    I'm interested in the pro's and con's of campag and shimano. Any opions/comments welcome, positive and negative.

    thanks

    You want an opinion? Find something else to occupy you time. This is a non-subject
    unless you're a bike pimper and are only concerned with looks.

    Dennis Noward

    Toledo, Ohio

    What a charmer you are.
  • Jashin
    Jashin Posts: 164
    Dennis is pretty old school. He has one sprocket either side of his rear axle that he flips to change gear, just like proper cyclists back when men were men. Heaven forbid if you like the aesthetic side of bikes as well, as this must imply you aren't a 'proper' cyclist.
  • pliptrot
    pliptrot Posts: 582
    Both companies make excellent equipment, and are fiercely competitive. They wouldn't be around if they didn't. Campag had a bit of a design/marketing wobble in the late 80s/early 90s (they first declared indexed gearing would be for "non-competitive" cyclists, amongst other gaffs), but have since learned that lesson. Buy anything from either company and you'll get levels of quality and performance (particularly at the lower cost levels) you couldn't get 20 years ago if you were the Sultan of Brunei (was Bill Gates exceedingly wealthy by 1987?!).

    As I'm not exceedingly wealthy-nor am I good enough to get stuff given to me- I buy my own stuff with care. I have kit from both companies, and all of it is top class, for the price. My first "proper" racing bike had a Spidel (Maillard/Simplex/Stronglight) groupset, no part of which would match anything offered today.

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