But it goes to 11...

Dfunk's picture

That's right folks, Campy is now the Spinal Tap of bike components because it goes to 11. The Panda already mentioned this offhandedly but I really wanted to make a bad Spinal Tap joke. Lots of brand spankin' new group sets coming out this year. Super record/redesigned Record/Chorus, new Dura Ace, SRAM Red... lotsa choices. Discuss.

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paul, are you even old

paul, are you even old enough to be a retro-grouch?

ha

No I just think that chains started being compromised with 9spd.

8spd chains are strong and cheap. IIRC, you can get an 8spd cassette in about any range you want. Yeah, you might not get the perfect gear all the time, but who cares?

TimothyJ's picture

Who else noticed that most

Who else noticed that most of the pictures of an Italian groupo on an Italian website were taken with the aforementioned groupo on an American made bike. Sacrilege!

gabriel's picture

Cannondagnolo

Cannondagnolo!!

Alex's picture

Well...

it is not like you can get a better mass production bike, so it makes sense.

define 'better'

define 'better'

Alex's picture

more gooder

solid, reliable, light frames. They do what they are supposed to do and do it well. I still miss mine to this day and would buy another 'dale in a heartbeat.

Nice hoods!!

Nice hoods!!

billy, you say that to all

billy, you say that to all the groupos.