is campagnolo the best cycling parts you can...

campagnolo91 · 02-14-2007, 02:44 AM

...buy or is it shimano?

Aaron P · 02-14-2007, 02:51 AM

There is no best, but Campy Record/Super Record is a very high end line, but then again so is Shimano Dura-Ace/XTR. In my opinion some shimano Dura-Ace parts are better then some Campy Record parts and vice versa. I think Campy has a better name though, in the sense that people see Campagnolo parts and know its probably a great product, whereas Shimano makes some really bad stuff.

Aaron G · 02-14-2007, 03:34 AM

Campy Record stuff is the best. I have friends that used Dura-Ace vs. Record and everyone agrees, Campy Record is the best. Dura-Ace stuff is so cheaply made, I don't think that is really cool. You pay alot for a gruppo like that just to keep replacing parts. If I was going to go with Shimano, I would buy Ultegra over Dura-Ace. Better quality.

patrickh · 02-14-2007, 04:38 AM

what a can of worms you opened there. some people are campy people and some are shimano, it really depends on your preference. chances are if you rode bikes with full campy record and shimano dura-ace back-to-back you would have a hard time telling the difference.also, SRAM has started to make some pretty good stuff too.

scott.braden · 02-14-2007, 04:46 AM

Personal preference mostly, but here are some reasons I prefer Campy:- the small internal parts are replace-able by a decent home mechanic. And they're in stock all over so you can get 'em quickly. This was handy when I crashed and destroyed my brake/shifter - instead of buying a whole new one for $100+, I bought 2 small parts for $15 and was back in business in a few days. Shimano doesn't do that.- the "feel" is crisper - hard to describe unless you ride both.- Campy shifters can do multi-cog shifts, up and down. Shimano doesn't. - Campy's finish is a little bit more bling factor.- Campy is priced quite a bit higher, if that's important to you. So in terms of value per dollar, you can get some great deals with Shimano.

icrashalot · 02-14-2007, 05:21 AM

I use shimano because it is easier to get parts for because it is so common. I do charity bike rides and have always found shimano stuff at the mechanical support tents. The bummer part is if you break it, you replace it as there are no small parts.campy - tends to be pricey and not very common on charity rides. Most of the shop near where I live stock very little or nothing at all. The plus side is that you can get darn near every little small part to fix it if you break it.SRAM - it's new so it may not be that common yet, it's also not cheap either. I don't know how many shops keep this stuff in stock (none in my area but there's a couple I haven't checked). I don't think there are small parts available for repairing it, but I haven't looked into it either. Everybody I've talked to that has ridden the SRAM components likes it, I have yet to try it so don't even get me to lying about it. It also hasn't been around near as long as campy or shimano either but only time will tell.