Way overpriced!!! That’s where I am OUT. I use to be very loyal to Campy, both of my vintage Italian race bikes are fully Campy equipped. My 2008 carbon bike was the end of my Campy purchasing. More power to those who can drop a second mortgage on bike components. Glad I experienced the best era of Campy, which in my honest opinion was the 80s and 90s. Thanks

Ugh.. I could not focus on what was being said for some reason… Can’t quite put my finger on it, but it seems others are having the same problem. 😳

The main reason I choose Campagnolo mechanical is for the thumb levers, which I hear Campy drifted from? But what I hate is how Campy basically forgets past products and focus on the new stuff. Forget abbout buying new Campy Mirage parts. But you can get 30 year old Shimano replacement parts all day

why is everyone skipping how to get the brake pads to fit around the rotor?

Thanks for sharing. This is the most clear and information packed video of many I have watched regarding hand numbness which I am experiencing for the first time with my bike now on an indoor smart trainer for the winter. I will again now revisit the adjustments of my ergon grips and saddle and maybe begin a daily practice of deadlifts. I've not been able to deduce why hand tingling, numbness and pain has come into my cycling life now I have a smart trainer.

As a younger rider with no older Campy experience, I was thoroughly impressed with the Super Record Wireless groupset. For context, no I haven’t ridden the new Red or Dura Ace Di2. Have ridden old early 2000s Dura Ace, new Sram Force AXS and 105 Di2. The Campy brakes are far far far ahead. Out of the box the reach is a bit long(my understanding is they’re maxed out from the factory). If you dial them in a bit, the reach is better for average/small hands AND improves the sponginess by miles. I don’t think any of the reviewers has done this because I have seen zero comment on it. Unless you have huge hands, this is a must!! The performance and feel are elevated 100 fold On the shifting, I do think Shimano handles the front deraileur shifts slightly better, but Campy rear deraileur shifts again, are the absolute best. Sram does great things but shifting is NOT one of them. Hoping for Shimano to upgrade its offroad lineup so they can compete with Sram better and I can ditch them Wholeheartedly agree this stuff is too expensive. Bought it on sale and is the only reason I could afford the Campy stuff. Zero regrets. Seriously dial back the brakes a bit and you’ll see

As a younger rider with no older Campy experience, I was thoroughly impressed with the Super Record Wireless groupset. For context, no I haven’t ridden the new Red or Dura Ace Di2. Have ridden old early 2000s Dura Ace, new Sram Force AXS and 105 Di2. The Campy brakes are far far far ahead. Out of the box the reach is a bit long(my understanding is they’re maxed out from the factory). If you dial them in a bit, the reach is better for average/small hands AND improves the sponginess by miles. I don’t think any of the reviewers has done this because I have seen zero comment on it. Unless you have huge hands, this is a must!! The performance and feel are elevated 100 fold On the shifting, I do think Shimano handles the front deraileur shifts slightly better, but Campy rear deraileur shifts again, are the absolute best. Sram does great things but shifting is NOT one of them. Hoping for Shimano to upgrade its offroad lineup so they can compete with Sram better and I can ditch them Wholeheartedly agree this stuff is too expensive. Bought it on sale and is the only reason I could afford the Campy stuff. Zero regrets. Seriously dial back the brakes a bit and you’ll see

What’s the name of the track ?

is this a woman or a man

I run Campy rotors on my SL7 simply because they look better. Yes, looks matter. Dura Ace for the rest of the group set, however.

Campy was mechanical art. Ever since they went “tactical black” they have looked just “ehhh..”. I spent months on *bay finding the last evolution of polished 10 speed record for my old Colnago Master. After that they’re just expensive groups that look like all the others.

Thanks for making this my brakes were so loose I could hold down the brake and bike up hill at the same time

Why wouldn’t you cut the arch the lock is on 🙈

This new trend about noisy freehubs is complete nonsense...more noise is achieved by adding more freehub pawls which also means more friction. More friction in the freehub equals efficiency loss. Silent hubs not only spin more efficiently but the sound doesn't annoy you but fashion and trend is what really matters right?

I just started using Strava but it doesn’t tell you you passed a mile or you’ve reached your goal for that run as you are running

Why are the comments just whiny little babies

On sale now for 2999.00

I have this bike. I was originally looking at an X model for a slightly more relaxed position coming from a Trek Madone. Aesthetically I couldn’t get past the extra gusset supports between the seat tube and seatstays on the X. So I did some homework on the geometry and figured out this bike has a pretty wide range of stack and reach adjustability due to the availability of stem and spacer options. With a zero offset seatpost, a couple of added headset spacers, a slightly shorter stem, and a Ritchey WCS Ergomax handlebar, I got it dialed in exactly how I wanted without sacrificing handling or mechanically incorrect rider position. Awesome bike and I love everything about it.

Great review! Starting to see the benefits of these kind of lower maintenance bikes and drivetrains.

I see some merit in criticism. my Athena 11 and Record 11 perform flawlessly the feeling is exhilarating, shift like charm. My Potenza 11 simply sucks, qualifies as the worst group set of my experience. My bora 2011 deep section wheels simply kick ass and perform like new after thousands of km. but the world has changed a lot since then, Campagnolo too by consequence, but not necessarily to the better. The new generation groups do not appeal to me, I just hate the aesthetic of their design. So I will remain stuck with my 2015 tech, seems ok though because for us the average Joes that make up the mass, cycling is fun primarily

I see some merit in criticism. my Athena 11 and Record 11 perform flawlessly the feeling is exhilarating, shift like charm. My Potenza 11 simply sucks, qualifies as the worst group set of my experience. My bora 2011 deep section wheels simply kick ass and perform like new after thousands of km. but the world has changed a lot since then, Campagnolo too by consequence, but not necessarily to the better. The new generation groups do not appeal to me, I just hate the aesthetic of their design. So I will remain stuck with my 2015 tech, seems ok though because for us the average Joes that make up the mass, cycling is fun primarily

KHS

its actually nothing wrong with Campagnolo, what is wrong is the mushrooming of ignorant journalists , who rely on industry sponsorships, and who do not care that most parts are made in ASIA using cheap parts , cheap material in some undisclosed factories scattered all over the world. With Campagnolo, you know your parts are being made by true passionate artisans who are being paid fairly , and the products cycles run a lifetime.Shimano are good for children"s bicycle, and SRAM are known known for family sized pizza like cassettes for those who are not fit enough to climb but insist on taking those pictures for their IG....after reading his piece and hearing his crazy rants, i can conclude that Matt Phillips knows very little about road cycling. Time for a new Editor, perhaps?

This is just a big LOL! Sure I am not qualified to do any comparison with Shimano or SRAM, but this quy clearly has an agenda that is not fair. I have been riding WRL all this season, living in Norway I have also ridden i sub-zero temp with big winter gloves. Shifting is easy and the buttons are absolutely fine to use with big gloves. Look at your fingers, index a bit shorter than the middle one, perfectl for the button position. I guess if you are used to other brands then you must rewind you mussle memory a bit, but I also had to do that comming from EPS (wich I still use on my 2nd bike). Brakes are fabulous, and most rewiews place them higher in performance that the competition, but this guy. Looks? well, make your own opinion, this guy surely have one. It seems that ditching Campagnolo has become a favorite hobby for some of his kind. Well, they dont sell it so they have nothing to loose, but readers to win. I will not rate Campagnolo above anything else, but the cycling world would be a boring place without.

are you transitioning?

The Cannondale wheel needs truing

Boy or girl wtf is that

Nope.... sorry. Campy WRL looks Lamborghini sick IMO. It works brilliantly, weighs the same as DA or Red and isn't made in a sweat shop (hence the price). Campy all day.

Best pinarello breakdown I’ve ever seen. Thank you sir

anything is possible when you have a car that goes 200 mph

If the frame manufacturers are too lazy to put on cable stops then they should just give up the business! When I spend 2K upwards on a frameset I expect it to have all the mounts I could ever wish for.

Wholeheartedly agree. I love Campy and I want to keep loving them. But they’re making it virtually impossible at this point. I love my Ekar - albeit on a custom steel frame with external cabling. It would probably give me a world of trouble on a fully integrated frame. I love 12sp Record with rim brakes despite running it on a fully integrated Dogma frame. It shifts quicker than any electronic group ever will and there’s just something beautiful about an all mechanical bike. But I doubt that I’ll buy another Campy product. For my new disc build I went with Rival AXS. Campy’s electronic groups are basically completely irrelevant to 99% of cyclists.

While it is getting harder to find dedicated CX bikes (unfortunately) at this point, if you pay attention to bike brands' geometry charts, some gravel bikes are much closer to CX-type geometry and some are further away. You can still find a kind of middle-of-the-road compromise to do both if that's a priority. It might not be ideal, but chances are most people are going to do more gravel miles than CX miles anyway

I love Campagnolo, I am also insane

Aluminum is stiffer than carbon? Then how are carbon bikes qay more stiffer than Aluminium bikes? 😮

Great video guys. Did not make my decision easier...but way better informed.

How necessary is the grease

I have Sram Axs, DA Di2 and Campy WRL… and use them on my bikes… WRL is amazing, but I also like Axs and Di2… Axs is definitely the most practical and if I had to have only one bike it would be with Axs… the only thing that I don like with WRL is the front mech which is more bulkier than DA… this reviewer is waaay too biased, can not consider him seriously really… flexing brake levers ?? LOL… WRL braking is superior to DA, and DA is better than Sram

Proprietary tools needed. Expensive parts. Hard to source spares. Limited stockists. You’d have to be insane to buy Campagnolo

Bontager best

E works great. But not interested.

Campagnolo chasing for idealism but loosing its customers.

yo can anyone here help me with something my battery wont come off

Just bring back Athena, Veloce, Potenza and Centaur. Doesn’t have to be the best of the best. It just have to be somewhat affordable. Chorus 12 being their cheapest groupset is wild! They also don’t spec stock bikes with their groupsets.

A roll of cheap twine from the hardware store works great. One roll for 5 bucks will last for years.

They boutiqued themselves right out of the business. There was a day when Campagnolo only cost a little more than the competition. Sure, SunTour shifted better, but a Campagnolo-equipped bike was an investment. Nowadays, with "innovations" coming out every year or two, who cares about that?

This video is very honest. Support to the author. Campy needs to come out with some serious upgrades, improvements and customer more friendly politics otherwise even fans like me will be leaving. I can survive the idiotic attitude to pricing, I can stand probably even the service issues. What is really anoying is the feeling you do not get the best you can for the incredible loads of money. Wheels are still top class. The S groupset is very good. The thumb solution for gearing needs to come back. Hope the rumours of Campy developing a wireless thumb controler are true. In general, the electronic wireless era cought Campy unprepared. The mechanical Superrecord is absolute top in groupsets. Wake up guys! Thats the message of this video and I hundred percent support it! Wake up!!!

Yooo! Bicycling Looking for the clicks! 🤣 Campy for sure needs to look at themselves hard in the mirror. Been on WRL since June of 2023 (most commenters have 0 to at most a ride or two on the WRL groupset). The groupset is FINE. But we expect greatness from Campagnolo, and honestly, we should. They need to get back to their roots, racing. seeing pro tour riders on Campagnolo made me want it. There are a couple things in the WRL groupset I consider unforgivable, and I truly hope Campagnolo gets them sorted. Hoping this is their dura-ace 7900 era and they rebound!

another point to look at Campy is that they are marketing to romantic wealthy riders, which tends to fall to older demographic of riders. Younger riders(think Gen z and Millennials) are more acquainted with Sram and Shimano, specially the lower tiers drivetrains. Campy is falling in a future bomb since they are not acquiring younger markets. they themselves have said that they can only realistically sell drivetrains with the name “Record” in them. And when Super Record is clocking in at over $4k they will miss a future of young generational riders. Their reputation dying with wealthy, romantic dentists. I for one have owned grx, tiagra, dura ace, red, apex. yet never anything campy. nor interested. i didn’t grew up riding it like a lot of older people so simply, i don’t care.

I miss my Chorus group--the best feeling and functional groupset I've ever had. But everything is so expensive now, I just can't justify it. Race what you can replace, as the saying goes, and I can't afford the repair costs if I crash or get careless for a moment.