09 Centaur vs Chorus
jon208
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Hi,
I've decided to upgrade the groupset on my 08 Bianchi Via Nirone Alu/Carbon.
It came with Veloce ergos and mechs. The chainset is Mirage (and probably accounts for just under half the weight of the bike by the looks of it!), cassette is some item by Miche, chain is by KMC and brakes are Bianchi "RC" branded items.
Aside from the obvious 10speed/11speed change (and I'm pretty sure I can live without the extra gear) is there much difference between the 09 Centaur and Chorus groups?
I've read that the 09 Centaur group has been down speced for this year (which is a little odd, I thought groups generally improved with each incarnation as technolgy from the top groups filtered down...) and that the chainset and cassette are now inferior Veloce items that have been rebadged. I can get my hands on an 08 Centaur chainset and cassette so this wont be a problem, what I really want to know is wheather there's much performance difference in items such as the ergos, mechs and brakes between 09 Centaur and Chorus?
Thanks for any help.
Jon
I've decided to upgrade the groupset on my 08 Bianchi Via Nirone Alu/Carbon.
It came with Veloce ergos and mechs. The chainset is Mirage (and probably accounts for just under half the weight of the bike by the looks of it!), cassette is some item by Miche, chain is by KMC and brakes are Bianchi "RC" branded items.
Aside from the obvious 10speed/11speed change (and I'm pretty sure I can live without the extra gear) is there much difference between the 09 Centaur and Chorus groups?
I've read that the 09 Centaur group has been down speced for this year (which is a little odd, I thought groups generally improved with each incarnation as technolgy from the top groups filtered down...) and that the chainset and cassette are now inferior Veloce items that have been rebadged. I can get my hands on an 08 Centaur chainset and cassette so this wont be a problem, what I really want to know is wheather there's much performance difference in items such as the ergos, mechs and brakes between 09 Centaur and Chorus?
Thanks for any help.
Jon
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Go for the '09 Centuar with '08 chainset / cassette (buy an extra cassette if you can). 11 speed is just stupid money for dubious gain.
You will be disappointed if you think this will save much weight, though. The 08 Mirage UT chainset is about the same as the alloy Centaur. Carbon is less, but a fair bit more expensive. If you are looking for an increase in peformance together with a bit less weight you may be better off looking at a wheel upgrade.0 -
Thanks.
Had the back wheel off the bike last night to fit a new tyre and put it on the scales.
1550g for the wheel and cassette!
I'm planning on buying a Campag Zonda wheelset to go with the group upgrade.0
