Campag SR now as ugly as Ultegra

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  • cswitch
    cswitch Posts: 261
    Fugly as hell and it pains me to say it but I think I prefer the ugly ultegra one over this. Sack the designer!
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    Am I the only person who quite likes the look of ultegra?
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  • matt-h
    matt-h Posts: 847
    Chris Bass wrote:
    Am I the only person who quite likes the look of ultegra?

    Yes!
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    It's done the opposite of grown on me. Didn't like it at first, now think it's positively grim :(
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  • Bar Shaker
    Bar Shaker Posts: 2,313
    A great strap-line for these new chainrings would be:

    "Yeah we know it's pig ugly, but hey it's even stiffer than the previous one"

    The fact that the old one was at least as stiff as it needed to be is lost on the technical depts who strive to achieve improvements, necessary or not, at the expense of style. This new SR is a classic case of that.
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  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    I think the 'stiffness' it's supposed to fix, is the flex in the chainrings when changing under load - which supposely messes the process up. The recent Shimano chainsets are much better at that, especially when used with Di2.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    The uneven spider arm gaps seem enough of a form over function thing for me to lose interest. If you must make something functionally worse for aesthetic reasons, at least make the aesthetics good!
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  • gazeds
    gazeds Posts: 182
    markyone wrote:
    Like it or hate it,in the flesh it looks quite nice as I have just upgraded my original crank to 52/36 :D
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    Did you have a 50-34 crank on before, if so did you have to raise the front mech for the new crank. Also is it quite easy to swap, as i've just bought a record 52-36 my self, the BB is a BB386evo.
    I think the new crank's make the old type look a bit dated.
  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,126
    Yes I had a 50/34 and had to raise the front mech up a tad, and yes its pretty straight forward to change.
    Also like you said after looking at the old crank after having the new one it does look dated.
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  • adamfo
    adamfo Posts: 763
    Rolf F wrote:
    The uneven spider arm gaps seem enough of a form over function thing for me to lose interest. If you must make something functionally worse for aesthetic reasons, at least make the aesthetics good!

    Surely it's function over form. More material is where the force is actually being applied.
  • IrishMac
    IrishMac Posts: 328
    Yeah the crank, and bare carbon is horrific. It being displayed on a Canyon doesn't help...
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  • CptKernow
    CptKernow Posts: 467
    Agreed - the chainset is seriously fugly. Think the rear mech looks worse too.
  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,126
    Nobody likes them then?
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  • gazeds
    gazeds Posts: 182
    Just fitted the new crank, and a pair of zipp's 303, and I must say they look the dog's.
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    markyone wrote:
    Nobody likes them then?

    Apart from the people who said they like it.
  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,126
    gazeds wrote:
    Just fitted the new crank, and a pair of zipp's 303, and I must say they look the dog's.
    yes they do look the dogs :D
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