shimano = microsoft.
campy = apple.
i've been a shimano hater forever, primarily due to their market dominance and competitive practices. sure, their best stuff works great and is durable. at the other end of the line, not so much. and all of it is ugly and only marginally serviceable.
campy is solid, functional and pretty. even the low end kit works well and lasts. everything can be rebuilt. and (as the t-shirt so aptly captures) there is that eurosnob factor.
5 roadies in house...3 campy, 1 dura-ace (the wife's), 1 red (the latest...i was curious, and yes, it's all that)
4 mtbs...1 suntour, 1 sram, 1 SS, 1 crappy shimano (the wife's)
the red bike:
campy = apple.
i've been a shimano hater forever, primarily due to their market dominance and competitive practices. sure, their best stuff works great and is durable. at the other end of the line, not so much. and all of it is ugly and only marginally serviceable.
campy is solid, functional and pretty. even the low end kit works well and lasts. everything can be rebuilt. and (as the t-shirt so aptly captures) there is that eurosnob factor.
5 roadies in house...3 campy, 1 dura-ace (the wife's), 1 red (the latest...i was curious, and yes, it's all that)
4 mtbs...1 suntour, 1 sram, 1 SS, 1 crappy shimano (the wife's)
the red bike: