Wolfman
Speeding Up
- Jul 31, 2007
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I was reading my new monthly magazine, Cycle Sport (I'm taking a break from Cycling Plus for a bit), learning about obscure European professional cyclists and their training regimes etc.
One of the articles talks about the decline of Campy. As I remember the article, only 4 pro tour teams are now using Campy, with most teams now using either Shimano Di2 or SRAM Red.
Campy did a lot of research into electronic shifting systems in the early days, but instead opted to dedicate most efforts to the 11 speed system. It's an interesting strategic choice, but pro teams are apparently hungry for electronic systems. This is seen as the main rationale for the decline in usage.
SRAM has made big headway, with the three podium winners in 2009 (Lance, Contador and Schleck) all running on Sram Red. I also switched from Ultegra to Sram Red a couple of years ago - I like the style, it's lighter, shifting has no problems. I'm not yet seeing Contador like performance, though that could be diet related....the Japanese diet is very fish oriented
My question therefore is:
What gruppo are TCC members running?
Do you have any plans to upgrade or replace your current existing gruppo, and if so, why?
Do you regret your gruppo selection?
One of the articles talks about the decline of Campy. As I remember the article, only 4 pro tour teams are now using Campy, with most teams now using either Shimano Di2 or SRAM Red.
Campy did a lot of research into electronic shifting systems in the early days, but instead opted to dedicate most efforts to the 11 speed system. It's an interesting strategic choice, but pro teams are apparently hungry for electronic systems. This is seen as the main rationale for the decline in usage.
SRAM has made big headway, with the three podium winners in 2009 (Lance, Contador and Schleck) all running on Sram Red. I also switched from Ultegra to Sram Red a couple of years ago - I like the style, it's lighter, shifting has no problems. I'm not yet seeing Contador like performance, though that could be diet related....the Japanese diet is very fish oriented
My question therefore is:
What gruppo are TCC members running?
Do you have any plans to upgrade or replace your current existing gruppo, and if so, why?
Do you regret your gruppo selection?