Campagnolo officially launches Super Record RS groupset

Greame,If you ever need some field testing of new kit by a regular schmuck: I'm your guy, alright?

The new FD and chainrings are a revision for mechanical transmission, specifically - the profiling on the inside of the FD cage is subtly different from it's fore-runners and whilst there is influence from what has been learned "in the field" on the EPS project, this new FD cage is designed very specifically to work with the lower shift forces that a mechanical lever can typically deliver (when compared to EPS), the C11 chain and with the newly-reworked SC14 chainrings, plus of course correctly-adjusted cable tensions operated by compatible levers - we still see far too many examples of bad adjustment out there ...
Graeme
Velotech Cycling Ltd
Campagnolo Main UK SC

Something Campagnolo are doing in the US is offering bike shop staff discounted groupsets for personal use to try and break the stigma that it's harder to maintain/difficult to use/clunky/overpriced etc. If the staff are actively running the kit they'll be more likely to recommend it to potential customers. Hopefully it'll work because everyone should at least try an alternative once in a while to see what they like, and choice and competition is A Good Thing in the marketplace.

yeeaaaah but i like my Di2 Dura Ace, and I liked my old SRAM rival too.... not so much "campy"

too much tacky looking carbon anyway

What Campag needs to do pronto is:

Bring back out a low range groupset like Mirage/Xenon so that new comers to road bikes get theopp ortunity to become Campagnolo people from the off. Chances are, Come their 2nd bike, they'd stick with Campag.
Get a disc brake out pronto so they don't miss that boat.
Become easier to deal with as apparently they're not as easy to deal with as 'the others' from a retailer point of view.

This will help Campag no end. Certainly, I expect to be Campag for life!

They are sort of obliged to sell it, what with UCI rules on every team having to use readily available equipment.

Not that many companies actually take notice, mind you.

Did any of you read the article, this group set been developed for use by Campag sponsored teams with feed back from pro riders to make small improvements. As with SRAM red most pro riders dont use the ti front mech but a steel cage front mech for a more solid feel and not a pointless 10 g or so weight saving.

If Campag can sell a few groupsets to recover their development costs why not?

sounds just like the red label stuff they did a few years ago.

As for super Athena, most definitely a good idea. and they really should bring back silver hubs.

They will be in my made up Gruppo!

I would actually go for some silver Record hubs in a heartbeat.

...what's coming next is what the paying customers have been asking for, Record F - polished forged lightweight alloy.

You heard it here first.

It aligns with the return of the unashamed metal frame and for those who prefer looks and longevity over weight.

Think 'Super Athena'

And yes I've patented all of this!

Coming soon: Campagnolo Super Record RS Plus

(Remember: you heard it here first.)

Campy? Over my dead group set. Even if they start calling the others Shimmy and Srammy it's Mr Campagnolo to you.

It has little Italian flags instead of red decals. That's enough for me to want it. I'm in.

Call me a cycnical Simon, but surely Campag have been making gears long enough that there can't be any improvements left to be had from "revisions." Unless they're talking about improvements in their marketing department.

I thought the shifters had a bit of tweaking too?

If it's really just chainrings and the front derailleur, then that makes upgrading pretty cheap (well, relative to when they went to 11 speed).

I love Campag (Campy, Pah!), and have SR, but this is a bit silly.

I've always wanted to upgrade an upgraded derailleur back to the material it was made of before upgrading. Thanks, campag!