Change from Shimano to Campy and what did you notice ?

simon_masterson

We both like steel bikes too. That one just isn't a particularly special example (though I love the Holdsworth Pro colour scheme), and those rims are indeed awful...

rolf_f

Raffles wrote:

I must be a member of a minority group then as Im all for those retro looking bikes with skinnier tubes, the shand skinnymalinky and some of the mercians are exactly what floats my boat. Personally I think some of the more modern carbons with huge F-Off tubes are displeasing to my eye and I dig the look of 27.2mm seatposts a lot more than bigger chunkier types. I think the frame in the pic looks fine but I wouldnt be so keen on owning a fixie myself.

That one doesn't have nice round skinny tubes - it has slightly fat ovalised tubes which are neither one thing nor the other. Personally, I prefer my bikes made out of tubes whether carbon or steel. I've just paid probably more than I should have for a piece of mid 80s 531ST.

And shame on Simon for finding such a poor example to illustrate a good point. It doesn't even have a quill stem FFS

LegendLust

chrispsmith83 wrote:

Haha, this is brilliant,

For those doubting the name why don't you check out Campy on youtube or the Mad for Campy section on the actual Campagnolo website, oh and don't forget to make a quick stop off at the Campy Tech lab before you leave.

http://www.campagnolo.com/jsp/en/community/index.jsp

I really don't care what it's called but im sure the actual company know how to refer to themselves.

This is a recent phenomenon - no doubt done to get a bigger share of the US market.