Well, for me I am staying out of the fashion of the 12speeds and 13 speeds groupsets with disc brakes which to me are pretty useless, uglier and of lower quality than was made before. I will stick withe very venerable Dura Ace 7800 groupset on all my race bikes which was short lived but of stellar quality.I focus on quality and absolute reliability.I've reached a point in my life when my car is worth more than my bike - but I can safely say it took me 50 years to get there... and my bikes aren't that fancy.
The Specialized is a made in China carbon frame and the wheels probably too, the bonded Dura Ace crank has to tendancy fail. Exhorbitant price for a bike that is supposed of high quality but to me which is of questionable quality. I would personally rather have a very limited edition 50th anniversary Allez frame made of Reynolds 853 in Japan than a carbon made in China frame.Contrast and compare, as exam papers used to say
In my opinion DA 7800 was the best groupset ever made. Nice styling, good, reliable operation, sufficiently modern (in that who needs more than 10 cogs), easy to maintain etc etcWell, for me I am staying out of the fashion of the 12speeds and 13 speeds groupsets with disc brakes which to me are pretty useless, uglier and of lower quality than was made before. I will stick withe very venerable Dura Ace 7800 groupset on all my race bikes which was short lived but of stellar quality.I focus on quality and absolute reliability.
I totally agreeIn my opinion DA 7800 was the best groupset ever made. Nice styling, good, reliable operation, sufficiently modern (in that who needs more than 10 cogs), easy to maintain etc etc
The Specialized is a made in China carbon frame and the wheels probably too, the bonded Dura Ace crank has to tendancy to fail.
The one they knew about for 11 years and did nothing until the lawsuits. I know you said up there somewhere that Campagnolo were an 'arrogant' company. Japanese companies are normally the most transparent when it comes to recalls....I could not understand how this was left to fester into the millions of units. Can you imagine Toyota or Honda doing that?...the bonded Dura Ace crank has to tendancy fail.
I think they considered the race- level stuff had a 2 year guarantee, and wasn't designed to last any longer.The one they knew about for 11 years and did nothing until the lawsuits. I know you said up there somewhere that Campagnolo were an 'arrogant' company. Japanese companies are normally the most transparent when it comes to recalls....I could not understand how this was left to fester into the millions of units. Can you imagine Toyota or Honda doing that?
Just saying...