by Andrew G » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:28 am
[quote]I'm sure there's sod all diff in performance it between shimano Dura Ace and Campag Record. Although I've never experienced myself as I've always ridden Shimano.
As a bit of a teaser to the campag boys...
Just teasing myself. I admit to being a Campag snob.
Seriously I think once you get to the top 2 of both ranges they're both excellent, and a lot boils down purely to personal preference. Some Shimano users don't like the more mechanical nature of Campag, which in some cases is what Campag users do prefer.
I saw something from Matt White who now rides for Discovery and switched from a Campag team to a Shimano one comparing the two. He basically said both worked superbly and the only real difference for him was in the levers. He said having smaller hands he liked the Campagnolo ergos over the Shimano sti ones.
I rode a test bike which was fitted with Shimano, and only having paws myself just found the levers too big and they consequently felt clumsy to use. That is the real reason (and the fixed position brake lever) why I would only use Campagnolo. (SRAM an option in the future?)
He doesn't at Milram, but at T-Mobile Zabel used Nokon cables with Shimano to create a tight bend and put the cables behind the bar tape, ala Campag and clear the clutter.
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