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brandonecpt
Aug 20, 08 12:30
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I saw the light....
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Ever since trying SRAM Double Tap for the first time I've been sold. I thought nothing would make me waver away from the SRAM Camp. Today at the shop (Get a Grip Cycles, at the Irving Park shop) I saw something, something that may make me change my mind based on looks alone.
Campy Super Record 11.
I'm terribly impressed with 11 speeds, 9 seemed fine, 10 seems fine as well. But the shape of the levers (the hoods are of a little concern for me) was great, and the rear derailleur almost looks like the Lightweight one....very sexy. Not to mention the nearly-$200 chain tool!
The photos suck because I took them with my phone, but wow.
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tryemdad
Aug 20, 08 12:42
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www.competitivecyclist.com
has some info on it. Along with a $3270 price tag for the gruppo!!
It'd be almost worth that kind of jack just to be able to say "mine goes to eleven."
Dan DeMaio
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To keep your balance you must keep moving.
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Lazy Ben
Aug 20, 08 12:45
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I was so sure that this thread would be about Powercranks.
Forget speedwork. Speedwork is the icing on the cake and you don't have a cake yet. - MattinSF
Frank Day
Aug 20, 08 12:54
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I was so sure that this thread would be about Powercranks.
I was sure also. Alas, no. But, I can see why he is so excited. Campy makes absolutely zero power improvement claims for that $3200. That is the kind of marketing that impresses him.
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P2SLowry
Aug 20, 08 12:54
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Or stretching! ;-)
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brandonecpt
Aug 20, 08 13:00
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That is the kind of marketing that impresses him.
You mean the kind that
ISN'T
jammed down my throat? Then again, I'm not impressed by the
marketing
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aesthetics
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based on looks alone
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And power improvement claims? Does ANY gruppo make power improvement claims? SRAM? Shimano? Campy? Not that I know of, but maybe I'm wrong.
If you read my post, you'll see that I am impressed with the looks, not the function. And you'll also note that the gruppo is still at the shop...too rich for my blood.
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brandonecpt
Aug 20, 08 13:01
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I was so sure that this thread would be about Powercranks.
Sorry to disappoint.
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"Just because I suck doesn't mean my bike has to" -rickn 9/2/08
brandonecpt
Aug 20, 08 13:08
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Or stretching! ;-)
Or weight training for triathlon!
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JoeO
Aug 20, 08 13:16
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Marty DiBergi
: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel
: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi
: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel
: [
pause
] These go to eleven
Learn
Aug 20, 08 13:20
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Campy makes absolutely zero power improvement claims for that $3200.
But anyone can make a power improvement CLAIM, right?
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