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Advice on new groupset

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  • April 9, 2014 at 9:45 am #21134
    John Knott

    Anyone had experience of both SRAM/Shimano/etc and Campagnolo? I will be upgrading to a new bike soon and welcome any comments relating to the benefits, or otherwise, of choosing a steed with a Campanolo groupset. My current SRAM leaves a lot to be desired. In my opinion, using the same lever to go both up and down the gears is poor design. Do all groupsets have their limitations?
    Thanks,
    Knotty.

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  • April 9, 2014 at 12:34 pm #785627
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    s_lim

    Campag is awesome. The button
    Campag is awesome. The button for down-shifting is really positive, the shifting is pronounced, braking is well moderated, it’s reliable; I could go on. I ride on a mix of Veloce (shifters, mechs), Centaur (brakes) & Record (crankset), but was happy with full Veloce.

    Only rode low-end Shimano previously, but the difference was night and day.

    April 9, 2014 at 12:31 pm #785625
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    SamShaw

    One thing you might find
    One thing you might find different is the braking on Shimano, I’ve only experienced it on Tiagra whilst wearing winter gloves, but the brake lever has pulled inwards when braking heavily causing a gear shift. Not been a problem on the 105 I have on my winter bike. Personally I prefer Sram, but have never used Campag. I’ve never had a problem with the single lever, it’s just like driving a LHD car – it’s different! As above though, try them out and get a feel for what suits you.

    April 9, 2014 at 12:07 pm #785623
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    Martyn_K

    No experience with Campag so
    No experience with Campag so can’t comment.

    Have used a couple of SRAM systems and really don’t get on with them. The double tap shifting becomes a pain when trying to change gears quickly and by instinct.

    This may be because i have historically used Shimano though. I get on with the single lever/ whole lever shifting on it. Seems much more user friendly.

    Try and get test rides with all 3 groupsets, see how you get on with them.

    April 9, 2014 at 11:03 am #785621
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    bashthebox

    I’m very happy with Shimano.
    I’m very happy with Shimano. Ok, it doesn’t have the romance of Campag but on the other hand it also doesn’t look like it’s been formed of the bits of carbon fibre they decided were too loud and bling to put on the latest Lamborghini either.

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