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Black Sheriff Star Hubs

First I’ve seen Campagnolo “sheriff star” hubs in black with these graphics. Ebay auction ends May 08, 201210:38:05 PDT Note: I don’t know the seller.   Tweet This Post

Campagnolo Sold?

Rumor is Campagnolo has been sold to an Asian company. UPDATE: Evidently the rumor was false. Campagnolo confirms they have not been sold and are not for sale. Tweet This Post

Campagnolo Sold?

Rumor is Campagnolo has been sold to an Asian company. UPDATE: Evidently the rumor was false. Campagnolo confirms they have not been sold and are not for sale. Tweet This Post

Paul Thumbies for Campy and SRAM

Previously only available for Shimano TT/bar con shifters. Paul Components is now making Campagnolo and SRAM compatible versions of the Paul Mountain Thumbie. Now you can mount Shimano, Campagnolo or SRAM index shifters as thumb shifters on your MTB bars. Tweet This Post

Campagnolo Gearing

Now that Campagnolo has released an alloy 11 speed gruppo maybe they should consider offering a CT crankset with a 46/33 as an alternative to the 50/34 set up. For myself and I’m sure many more the disadvantage of these wide range compacts is that in order to get gears that you never use you [...]

Campagnolo Athena 11 speed

Campagnolo announces an almost all alloy 11 speed gruppo. Why they felt the need to wrap Athena’s alloy brake levers in carbon (unlike Chorus and Record they are not carbon levers just alloy wrapped in carbon) is beyond me but all in all a very nice looking bit of kit. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/ [polldaddy poll=1602697] Tweet This Post

Campagnolo Euclid Cantilever Brakes

Campagnolo Euclid cantilever wide profile brakes ready to be cleaned up and reassembled for the Rhygin Metax build. The Euclid is not quite as pretty as the low profile Record OR cantis but it’s a better match for short pull ergo-brifters. Tweet This Post

Change Is Good

Down tube shifters from Campagnolo, Huret and Simplex.

Bring Back Engraved Polished C-Record

There seems to be a decent size market for very expensive lugged steel bikes. The better American builders have waiting lists years long and venerable names like DeRosa and Colnago are turning out pricey lugged steel frames. Seeing as Campagnolo has retreated to the upper reaches of the high end of the market I’m a [...]

Cranksets & Chainring Guards

The cranksets for our Rhygin and Waterford road bike re-fits are assembled and ready to go: Above from top left: Campagnolo Record crankset, Wetzikon chainring guard in original black finish, Sun Tour Cyclone Crankset with tripilizer. As South Florida is flat as a pancake I decided on a single front ring for my Rhygin. The [...]

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