Ugly Campag

[Tritonrider]

http://www.velonews.com/view_full.php?image=/images/report/3320.3446.f.jpg

I hope that this is just a prototype cause it's butt ugly. Where's the continental flair?

Bill C.

 

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <20021218184843.11642.0000[email protected]>, [email protected] (TritonRider) wrote:

> http://www.velonews.com/view_full.php?image=/images/report/3320.3446.f.jpg
>
> I hope that this is just a prototype cause it's butt ugly. Where's the continental flair?
>
> Bill C.

Continental flair turned out to be 23g heavier than carbon fibre. The racing teams insisted.

--
Ryan Cousineau, rcous[email protected] (trim trailing t), www.sfu.ca/~rcousine FREE WINONA!

 

[Tom Kunich]

[email protected] (TritonRider) wrote in message
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> http://www.velonews.com/view_full.php?image=/images/report/3320.3446.f.jpg
>
> I hope that this is just a prototype cause it's butt ugly. Where's the continental flair?

Obviously you aren't an engineer. OK fellows, what do you notice about that spectacularly
different design?

 

[Warren]

In article <[email protected]>, Tom Kunich
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Obviously you aren't an engineer. OK fellows, what do you notice about that spectacularly
> different design?

I did not see mention of the battery that will drive the solenoids, especially the more powerful one
needed to drive the front derailler.

-WG

 

[Tim Mullin]

Ryan Cousineau <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Continental flair turned out to be 23g heavier than carbon fibre. The racing teams insisted.

The racers, or the magazine editors and marketing department? I doubt you're going to find many
racers who are going to give a **** about 23 grams.