"Gruppo" is Italian for (wait for it...) "group" (Dario, feel free to correct me). In bike parlance it refers to the component group on a bike: the brakes, gears, cranks, pedals, etc. Most often they're all made by the same manufacturer and bought together in a (wait for it...) group rather than individually.
Buying the components individually would cost a lot more and also they tend to work more smoothly together if bought as a unit. "Campy" means Campagnolo, the Italian component giant. The other major player is Japan's Shimano and together they probably have 90% of the market. Frejus, an English company, made the frame. I'm not even sure if they're still in business but they're quite highly regarded. A Frejus track bike (designed for a velodrome, no brakes or gears) with Campy Pista (means "track" in Italian) components is a very rare and desirable bike. Cheers, frank On 15 March, 2014 2:51:33 PM EDT, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: >To the non-cyclist, Frank, I have no idea what you're talking about. >:-). I mean what's a grouppo? :-). Cheers, Christine > >Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 15, 2014, at 1:40 PM, knarf <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Old-school Frejus track with what looks like full Campy Pista gruppo >and Brooks saddle. Sweet! >> >> That wall hanger is brilliant. >> >> Thanks for sharing. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >>> On 15 March, 2014 11:28:12 AM EDT, Christine Aguila ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> Thought our PDML cyclists might enjoy a gander at this solution for >>> storing your bikes. Kind of cool. >>> Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >http://www.gizmag.com/shelfie-store-bike-seat-weight/31217/pictures#1 >> >> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
