Campagnolo no name brakeset ?

Hello,

I've been hunting for some decent Campy dual pivot front and rear brakes and came upon these no-name variants. They are available from the usual online retailers for about £45.00 and seem ok enough.

The question in my mind though is how come they don't have a level range name like Campagnolo products usually do? all they are billed as is 'Campagnolo skeleton brakes' not Record, Chorus, Athena ect... do you reckon they are some kind of OEM spec items made in Romania?

They are said to weigh in at 321g against Record's 297g

Regards,

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@Fignon These are the brakes that come with the 2015 Athena groupset (labelled only "Skeleton Brakes" on Campagnolo website).
Before 2015 season, Athena brakes were similar to the Chorus (almost same price), but now looks like they downgraded a bit with these generic "skeleton brakes".

Have to say this is a really good price even if the quality is not the same.

If you look at their website, under Athena you can find only these brakes (the one you posted):
http://www.campagnolo.com/WW/en/Components/campagnolo_brakes

Thanks for that.

Strange departure from their usual marketing of Campagnolo heirarchy though.

BTW : Does anyone buy into that single pivot at the rear idea? I much prefer double dual pivots, feels like nothing at the back when you have a single there.

Does anyone buy into that single pivot at the rear idea? I much prefer double dual pivots, feels like nothing at the back when you have a single there.

With something like a 70/30 split between front and rear braking, there's no need for the mechanical advantage of a dual pivot at the rear: the rear is supplementary to the front, rather than being a primary means of stopping the bike.

It's also easier to lock the rear up, than the front.

Just down to personal preference really: plenty of people don't crash and burn with a DP on the rear...

I never locked up the rear wheel with my DP... I know you could save few grams and useless braking power but I went for double DP... It doesn't need a genius to understand when it's time to stop squeezing the brake :)

Absolutely.

Like I said, plenty of people manage perfectly well with a DP on the rear, but it's not necessary and it isn't a disadvantage.

Ok chaps,

I bought a pair from Ribble the other day for under £45.00 inc postage.

They are much lighter than my old Mirage dual pivots which i generally use on my bike lash-ups when i've acquired a new frame for testing.

There doesn't appear too be too much in it weightwise versus my Record calipers but obviously there are construction detail differences between the two sets.

My only gripe is that the finish is a bit 'bright' which gives them a slight cheapo feeling as opposed to the deep satin lustre we are used to on silver Campy parts.

These will be attached to my Colnago Master Olympic at some point which they should suit rather well.

Pleased.