Campagnolo Veloce vs Centaur vs Shimano 105

Done! That and I personally find Campag ugly- the bendy hoods look like an oast house roof.

That bend gives amazing brake lever grip on the hoods. When you're doing long decents, its nice to able to rest the back, and ride the hoods a bit.

It looks like you are holding batmans ears.

you mean the top inward bend?

Dont really have that on mine. Hudz decided to round the top.

Woah, steady on there fella. At best I'd describe SRAM as functional looking

True. But it's functional in a

kind of way.

Where as campag nicely designed in a

kind of way.

Which makes Shimano a bit

I also fail to see the negative side, of riding my bike, being likened to riding batman from behind, gripping his ears.

This sounds like win.

ABANDON THREAD!

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^^^ of course I jest.

I think that Campag would win were it not for their chavy faux marble fireplace like cranks. The shape is all good.

That's actually the carbon, without a top layer added for cosmetic purposes.

Plain carbon:

With cosmetic "3K weave" layer added:

^^^ of course I jest.

I think that Campag would win were it not for their chavy faux marble fireplace like cranks. The shape is all good.

these are teh sex. Please wash mouth out with soap and try again

Seriously. Consider a nice steel frame with that fugly industrial looking black anodised Apex group on, and then imagine the same frame wearing shiney, alu athena.

I think that Campag would win were it not for their chavy faux marble fireplace like cranks
This.

Those cranks are actually done like that for sound materials reasons, much as I hate defending Campag.

Seriously. Consider a nice steel frame with that fugly industrial looking black anodised Apex group on, and then imagine the same frame wearing shiney, alu athena.
Define "nice"?

My lady has a Crosscheck with the alu Athena group. Barring her hideous taste in red bartape it looks really nice and seems to function without fault.

Those cranks are actually done like that for sound materials reasons, much as I hate defending Campag.

VB, can we get signatures added to the forum purely so that I can quote this in mine.

This is another example of carbon without a non-structural layer of cosmetic weave:

Function first, looks second- it looks like a drainpipe, not as we expect carbon to look

Define "nice"?

My lady has a Crosscheck with the alu Athena group. Barring her hideous taste in red bartape it looks really nice and seems to function without fault.

I dunno TBH.

I was supporting the use of alu athena. In case my grammar was totally fecked.

I still think Apex is a great groupset to get for utility purposes. Its cheap, sturdy, quite light, has the easy to use double tap system, can be mixed with Sram MTN bits, and you can use some Shimano bits too. Its looks would be the last thing I'd argue for. But then there's no point arguing over issues of taste.

This is another example of carbon without a non-structural layer of cosmetic weave:
Function first, looks second- it looks like a drainpipe, not as we expect carbon to look

Heres another. Imagine how shite the TT, and chainstays would look in weave :(

hold the front page

Dammit and Smallfurry in "posting pictures of their own bikes" shocker

That's actually the carbon, without a top layer added for cosmetic purposes.
Plain carbon:

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I agree that your rim is plain carbon, but I always thought that the campag cranks had some non-uniform type of top weave(?). But then I don't actually know.

Either way it still reminds me of this

That fireplace looks vertically compliant, while laterally stiff. Nice.

hold the front page

I was wondering how long we'd get away with that one. In my defence, I resisted derailing to fatbikes.

:)

Fireplace pics?
I have these two.

Not technically fireplaces.

This is another example of carbon without a non-structural layer of cosmetic weave:

Is it? I thought that those were aluminium.

As far as I can tell 2011 and onwards Centaur offers you the choice of carbon levers and cranks and has it's own rear mech. Everything else appears (and I don't truly **know) **to be rebadged Veloce. If you don't want carbon then it seems like you're paying a lot for a different rear mech.

I run black Veloce and find it great - comfortable, reliable, works well and salt resistant. The mechanics of changing gear while braking is easier with Campag than 105 IMHO.