What is Campagnolo Potenza?
What is Campagnolo Potenza?
Potenza is the Italian company’s latest groupset which is aimed squarely at Shimano’s Ultegra. Campagnolo says: “The highest-tier aluminum groupset available offers the same race-winning shifting performance as its carbon fiber counterparts seen atop professional rider’s bikes.
Is Campagnolo still in business?
No, Campagnolo isn’t disappearing.
Is chorus better than Potenza?
Chorus is far superior to Potenza in how it shifts and feels in my opinion. Ultra-shift is just really nice to use. Potenza doesn’t feel much different to Veloce really.
Is Campagnolo going out of business?
No, Campagnolo isn’t disappearing. neilophenia said: I personally wouldn’t use Shimano for various reasons but as you say, the youth of today will most likely get a Shimano equipped bike and stick with the company.
Where are Campagnolo parts made?
Designed in Vicenza, Made in the EU Campagnolo products are created in Italy, in Vicenza. Campagnolo is the only components company in the cycling world with its own production units, all located in Europe.
How long is a Campagnolo Athena chain?
It’s available in traditional 53/39 rings, or compact 50/34 or 52/36 configurations. Crank lengths are 170, 172.5 or 175mm. Athena shares its cassette and chain with Campagnolo’s more expensive Chorus groupset.
How do Campagnolo Athena and record compare to SRAM?
In fact, you’d be hard pressed to differentiate between Athena and Record, performance wise, without looking down at the components while riding or a scale. Campagnolo absolutely rivals SRAM in terms of the consistency of performance throughout the range of their groups.
Are Campagnolo Athena shifters any good?
Modulation is good in both set-ups too – powerful, with no noticeable flex from the heavily machined arms, and with high-quality pads as standard. Campagnolo offers Athena with either alloy or carbon shifters. We ended up with the lighter carbon ones for this review, having previously used the alloy versions on numerous test bikes.
Is Campagnolo the most classy component group on road?
If SRAM is the performance-value leader and Shimano is what others are measured against, Campagnolo can always be depended on to be the most classy component group on road, no matter the category. It’s newest Athena group, which serves as the entry point to 11-speed, is no exception.
