Campy Athena

[alienator]

Is anyone using Campy Athena, yet? If so, water your thoughts?

[Peter@vecchios]

Is anyone using Campy Athena, yet? If so, water your thoughts?

Talked to a guy that had it on the phone. He said it 'felt' very similar to Chorus and up the line, in terms of shifting feel, etc. He also said the levers looked kinda 'cheap' but I wonder about this as they would probably 'look' like Chorus...For the price, I think the best value in the lineup..kinda like Centaur was for 10s. Wish they had aluminum levers tho...oh well.

[alienator]

Peter, I understand that Campy made a running change in some 11s shifters to make the shift feel more distinct. Do know if this change was made in Athena?

[Peter@vecchios]

Peter, I understand that Campy made a running change in some 11s shifters to make the shift feel more distinct. Do know if this change was made in Athena?

This change was actually for Centaur and Veloce, 2009 levers and they are much 'clickier' after the change. Like the 11s ones always were. Athena will 'feel' like Chorus and on up and now like Centaur. All they did was make the 'notches' in the shift disc deeper, sharper. I actually have two 10s discs, post change, but they are no longer available.