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No excuses exonerate their actions - I agree - But what I posted are reasons. 2 distinct sides of the coin

The thing with those examples are that the wear is apparent. I can see worn rims, rusty cables. Worn chains manifest themselves with...

The car manufacturers are much bigger and can better withstand the financial impact of a sudden cost Not an excuse, but a reason. Plus...

Sorry, rears have all gone, front axles only are left

In my opinion DA 7800 was the best groupset ever made. Nice styling, good, reliable operation, sufficiently modern (in that who needs...

Contrast and compare, as exam papers used to say

Drives the industry to ruin more like... When bikes become the price of a small car the shark has been well and truly jumped. A plague...

Sometimes what you see as the top race is little more than a plastic shield that fits over the metal race ,which is hidden

A bike shop was involved? Even if it was them only checking and adjusting, that's a poor show

0.5% is probably ambitious ! 😂😁😜 I haven't bought any new Campagnolo since 2003. And I was a dyed in the wool, 'if it says Campagnolo...

You need a Campag. The thread is a gnats different if you try to screw the cones onto Shimano et al. I had some and sold some on here...

I meant things like making the brake hoods for DA and 600 ever so slightly different, along with the mounting band being a different...

And a few years more to make that soopadoopa software to load and work

IMO not collaborating on a standard for cassette bodies (or adopting it later on) was a huge mistake for Campagnolo. Sure it's possible...

I'm not sure deliberate incompatibility is true. Everything from 7 to 10 speed is interchangeable and indexes . For some reason DuraAce...