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> I'm trying to decide between a Litespeed Veneto equipped with Campy Centaur or Shimano Ultegra.
It's an easy decision. If you're going to ride the bike a lot, buy Campy. If the bike is going to
sit in the garage, buy Shimano.
There are many campy bicycles 30 years old that are still on the road, some of them are horribly
worn. Repair parts for about 50% of these bikes are still available, many of them new. Campagnolo
will make and sell you parts that still work with some of these old bikes. Shimano will not do this.
In contrast, there are very few 1970's full Dura Ace bicycles still on the road today. Eventually,
some bolt or pulley breaks, and you have to junk the entire part and start over with a new part, a
new brake system, a whole new drivetrain, or worse, an entirely new bike.
Therefore,
if the bike is made to last, buy Campy. If the bike is made to show, buy Shimano.
- Don Gillies San Diego, CA
It's an easy decision. If you're going to ride the bike a lot, buy Campy. If the bike is going to
sit in the garage, buy Shimano.
There are many campy bicycles 30 years old that are still on the road, some of them are horribly
worn. Repair parts for about 50% of these bikes are still available, many of them new. Campagnolo
will make and sell you parts that still work with some of these old bikes. Shimano will not do this.
In contrast, there are very few 1970's full Dura Ace bicycles still on the road today. Eventually,
some bolt or pulley breaks, and you have to junk the entire part and start over with a new part, a
new brake system, a whole new drivetrain, or worse, an entirely new bike.
Therefore,
if the bike is made to last, buy Campy. If the bike is made to show, buy Shimano.
- Don Gillies San Diego, CA