Hot! Hot! Hot!

by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 17, 2008 5:42 PM EDT in Techs-Mechs & Gear

From Cycling Weekly, the sexiest hunk of carbon in the world:

Yep, these go to eleven. Also, Campy is busting out the old "Super Record" gruppo name. Will this change your life? Probably not. But if you stare at the next picture long enough, you're liable to believe anything...

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that rear derailleur

is pretty sweet looking. I have heard the new levers are quite different from the old ones though, more like Shimano’s.

by Peter Fontecchio on Jun 17, 2008 6:00 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah

looks like they are.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 17, 2008 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Off topic - but still gear

Mr. Van P, there’s a set of Mavic GL 330’s on EBay right now…cheap.

by swells on Jun 17, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah those are nice,

but I’m holding out for Velocity Escapes.

by Peter Fontecchio on Jun 17, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

so sexy

yum, carbon and ti.

that’s a whole bunch of ti on that cassette, too. yoix. that thingy – the whole gruppo, i mean – is going to be silly spendy.

but so hot!

by Jen See on Jun 17, 2008 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

"The expected price is 2300 euros . . ."

I am very interested to see what they are going to do with the cranks and chainrings.
I haven’t found anything on those yet.

http://www.rouesartisanales.com/article-20532224.html

by Ryan_Liles on Jun 17, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

2300 Euros

That’s what, $175,000?

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 17, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

holy crap!

so when is that podium cafe team coming through?

that’s crazy money right there.

by Jen See on Jun 17, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I seemed to have soiled myself...

looking at that beauty!

Racing for Victory and Free Beer!

by DemonCats on Jun 17, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

Bike Porn

Yeah!

What gearing is available?

by johnw on Jun 17, 2008 7:59 PM EDT reply actions

Click thru

CW lists several.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 17, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Stop it

or I’ll start talking about my newly acquired book option (Gracie and Shawn Go to Rehab).

People, you don’t need this! Do not go toward the light!

by Sui Juris on Jun 17, 2008 8:04 PM EDT reply actions

Ha!

But it’s so pretty….

by Jen See on Jun 17, 2008 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not sure whether this

or the shimano electric dura ace group merit the

“shark meet fonzy” comment, BUT

I’m already cringing thinking about how many words Charles Manantan will devote to idolatry of this exercise in excess.

I’m gonna go drool over my OLD super record stuff and tell some kids to get off my lawn . . .

by R Mc on Jun 17, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I look at the photo

then look at my 3 year old Chorus gruppo and feel so inadquate….

by Cyclingrush on Jun 17, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

just think of the great deals on 10-speed groups this fall

for those of us who don’t give a rats a$$ about another gear.

live to ride, ride to live

by orangekick on Jun 17, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I hear you.

I look at my 10 yr old Record Groupset and remember the conversation with my wife, “but honey I know it’s expensive but it will last at least 10 years, you DO get what you pay for”.

So my 10 years is up, time to renew, but somehow I think this argument is going to be a little more difficult. I can’t recall what my 98 Record cost, but I am sure it was a long way short of $3500!!!!

by muk on Jun 17, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

you better

hurry up and have that argument, as it’ll soon be more than $3500 you’re talking about.

Here, try this line – “Just shut up, woman, you’re costing me money!” and let us know how it goes.

by Sui Juris on Jun 18, 2008 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions

I look at my 9 spd, 3 yr old DA gruppo,

and then at the guys behind me and suddenly feel much better.

"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."

by Drew Davis on Jun 18, 2008 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

and feel like I can't spell too: inadequate

by Cyclingrush on Jun 17, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

just checking out EuroBikeParts.com

they’re already dropping the prices on both Campy and DA

the new DA (7900) looks different enough to destroy the value of the old DA (7800). The deals will be fabulous since these parts were imported when the US$ was actually worth something.

http://dura-ace.com/

live to ride, ride to live

by orangekick on Jun 17, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

Is this the prize for the VDS overall?

Jered’s looking forward to it!

by dheadrick on Jun 18, 2008 12:05 AM EDT reply actions

let me be the first to say

that i would prefer the metal to be chrome instead of black. Also the photo’s of the levers that i have seen don’t impress me. I have a 2004-2006 Record on both my road bikes (one carbon crank, one alloy). I built both bikes for about $1,100-$1,300 for the complete gruppo’s and I can still find all the parts i need all over the place. Campy offers a 10speed 11-25 cassette now and I can swap the last two cogs with my 13-36 cassette to make an 11-26 which is what i used for a 148 mile hilly ride i did this past weekend. The only advantage of 11 speed IMHO would be to get the popular 18t cog back in there. I’m not one to trash advances, but EUR 2,300 (USD 3,568.90 per today’s rate) is more than I would spend for a bike.

by Peter Fontecchio on Jun 18, 2008 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

For the rider who has everything...

...but the money is STILL burning a hole in his pocket. Sorry, this doesn’t do anything for me. I have a hard enough time doing justice to 9 gears, never mind 11, and I just don’t go a bundle on bike bling. IMHO it’s not what you’ve got, etc.

And I cannot help thinking of Nigel’s amplifier in Spinal Tap (here’s a YouTube clip for those who aren’t sure what I mean).

by ruralwales on Jun 18, 2008 9:57 AM EDT reply actions

How much more blcak can it be...?

by Peter Fontecchio on Jun 18, 2008 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

live to ride, ride to live

by orangekick on Jun 18, 2008 1:04 PM EDT reply actions

Holy Mo$e$

Beautiful indeed, but I had to $top at 9-$peed. Bike costs are outta control. Thi$ is also a partial explanation of why I got interested in old fixies!

"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."

by Rolls on Jun 18, 2008 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

I'm a shitty cyclist

but it doesn’t matter. I want this even though I’ll never do it justice.

Heck, I have a bike NOW that I’ll never do justice, so why stop all of a sudden?

by kos on Jun 18, 2008 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

I only want it

if the 11th gear is like a 35 or a 36. I would use that one. Often.

Which Italian Pro Tour Team rides the Cannondale SystemSix?

by Jimbo... on Jun 18, 2008 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

right up until the sand brought it to a grinding halt

by Sui Juris on Jun 18, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Sand is the enemy

of your drive train. Welcome to my nightmare.

Which Italian Pro Tour Team rides the Cannondale SystemSix?

by Jimbo... on Jun 18, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Zinn says on VN that Campy will be offering 11 all the way down to Chorus.

This is very interesting as I do not recall Campy pounding this drivetrain in the Peloton as it would typically do before introduction. It is also a significant diversion away from how they would trickle down their technology starting with Record, then Chorus and so on in the following years.

by Ryan_Liles on Jun 18, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

A nice summary on Campyonly.com

Good News: Three 11-speed gruppos: Chorus, Record and Super Record. (Two gruppos-Centaur and Veloce-will come in 10-speed)
Ceramic bearings in Record and Super Record
Shamal wheels will feature a “2-way fit,” allowing the use of tubeless and clincher tires on the same rims
11 speed come with a 4-year warranty

Bad News: Campagnolo is dumbing down Record and Chorus rather than making Super Record a super version of 2008 Record.
The Record rear mech has lost its Ti bolts; the Chorus brakes have lost their hidden pivot design and their bearings

by Ryan_Liles on Jun 19, 2008 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs