That Comp cranket is still square taper ( ISO of course) which suprises me. Perhaps a nod to us retro Riv types? For me the Shimergo combo of 10 speed shifters and 8 speed shimaNo splined cassettes is the best of both worlds as the max Campy cassette cog is 29T.
~Mike > On Mar 18, 9:39 am, Sean Whelan <strummer_...@yahoo.com> wrote:> I look > forward to the new Canti's from Campagnolo, as I have a cross bike that could > use them. My biggest problem with Campy in recent years is that they have > pushed so far into the 11-speed madness across most of their range and they > don't really sell much that I'd want to buy. They discontinued their silver > hubs and low end triple cranks as well. > > Actually, unless you have to get Record or Chorus, Campy still offers > 10 speed cranks/bb/ft der in their 2011 Centaur, Veloce and the new CX > lineup. > > They also offer a "Comp triple" crankset/bb/ft der, in silver too!: > > http://www.campagnolo.com/jsp/en/groupsetdetail/item_guarCOMPTRIPLE_c... > > Doing a quick search, I found the crankset starts at about $175 and > goes up to $250 depending on where you shop. It might be cheaper in > the UK. > > I agree that it is a shame Campy now only offers one hub, Record, in > black only - looks cheap and ugly! However, you can probably blame the > market, which includes Campy, for moving towards pre-built, boutique > wheels. Why sell a hub at say $200-250, when you can get people to buy > entire wheelsets at $1K or MORE?! > > > I have 3 Campy equipped bikes but if I bought a new bike this year, I'd be > > hard pressed to outfit it with new Campy stuff. 11-Speed Chorus? Man, I > > don't think so. > > Take a look at Centaur and Veloce or if you can handle a compact > double, the new CX stuff. One reason I like Campy is that its ergo > shifters are rebuildable AND maybe more importantly, small parts are > readily available. You won't get that with Shimano STI or Sram double > tap shifters. Good Luck! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
