Future of Campy 10 speed

verloren

I'm speccing a new road bike, and am tempted by a Campy groupset (probably Veloce ultrashift) because of the available 13-29 cassette. What's everyone's opinion on the future for Campy 10 speed - is the entire range likely to switch to 11sp, or are they going to keep a two-tier system for quite a while?

Inovache

I can't see them getting rid of 10s. They can reach a certain market with Veloce and Centaur and a lot of people don't see the need for 11s. As long as there's a market for it I think it'll hang around for a long while yet.

I have the new Centaur carbon groupset and it's great!

redddraggon

Spares and such like will be available for years and years- 9speed campag stuff is still quite available. Spares for even older stuff is still available too.

Wooliferkins

Two tier for a while. 11 is pretty much race orientated four cassettes and two chainset ratios make it easy to chop and change for different race day profiles. Plus last years flat bar are 10 speed.

verloren

Thanks for the replies everyone - looks like Veloce is a safe enough bet to keep me going long enough for someone to introduce an 11 speed chain tool that doesn't cost more than the groupset

verloren

Thanks for the replies everyone - looks like Veloce is a safe enough bet to keep me going long enough for someone to introduce an 11 speed chain tool that doesn't cost more than the groupset

pianoman

Agreed, Campag aren't going to change everything at once, especially as the shifters this year have slightly changed and the Athena 11speed has just hit the market as a more affordable option than Chorus or Record.