Even though Campagnolo quietly dropped Potenza from the range last year you can still find bikes with it on sale.Ī short while ago Campagnolo roared into the gravel bike sector with the 13-speed Ekar groupset which boasts a big gear range combined with single-chainring simplicity and has properly stood the dirt-road community on its ear. Campagnolo components are still not what you'd call common, but with Potenza and Centaur there are a few more Campagnolo-equipped models on offer than a few years ago.
In the next stage of the fightback, Campagnolo launched the Centaur groupset, aimed at the riders who currently use Shimano 105. To try and combat the decline of Campagnolo support the company launched the Potenza groupset, aimed at the mid-range market dominated by Shimano’s Ultegra, but it did look like you were still paying a premium to have Campagnolo on your bike. This is down to the Japanese company offering a wider range of competitively priced groupsets and the economies of scale working in its favour, it’s able to provide good deals for large bike companies selling bikes in huge numbers.
Over the years Campagnolo is increasingly found more on very expensive showstopper road bikes, with Shimano cleaning up at the more cost-conscious price points. >Read more: Campagnolo Super Record Road Groupset review Campagnolo has long been an innovative company bringing some of the lightest and advanced components to market, and Campagnolo also invented the rear derailleur as we know it today. >Read more: Your complete guide to Campagnolo road bike groupsets The Campagnolo optionįor many people, there is no brand more synonymous with the heritage and prestige of cycle racing than Campagnolo, the company founded by a man who invented the quick release skewer. So we’ve done the search for you and rounded up a nice selection of road bikes built around the Italian groupsets covering a wide band of price points. It’s still possible to cut through the Shimano domination and find bikes that are equipped with Campagnolo, but such bikes are getting harder to find. Colnago C64 Campagnolo Super Record EPS - £12,762.Condor Cycles Italia RC - from £3,363.94.Pinarello Dogma F Super Record EPS - £12,400.Cinelli Superstar Potenza 11 - £2,199.99.Bianchi Specialissima Super Record - £11,999.
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Welcome to the latest edition of ’s buyer's guide to Campagnolo-equipped road bikes, in which we take a look at bikes hung with components from the storied Italian component maker, plus our pick of 12 of the best Campagnolo-equipped road bikes. Super Record and Record are available with EPS electronic shifting The company with the richest heritage in cycling, Campagnolo introduced the quick release skewer, the modern parallelogram rear derailleur, the groupset and a host of other innovations from its long-standing base in Vicenza, ItalyĬampagnolo has long been in the vanguard of the move to increase the number of gears on our bikes its Super Record, Record and Chorus groupsets include the only 12-speed mechanical shifting availableĬampagnolo components haven't been common on mass-produced bikes for many years, but many bike makers equip a handful of super-prestige models with the top Campagnolo groupsetsįrom most to least expensive Campagnolo groupsets go: Super Record, Record, Chorus (all 12-speed), Ekar, Potenza, Centaur (both 11-speed), and Veloce (10-speed). Nevertheless, Campagnolo's reputation for durability and style makes a Campagnolo-equipped bike well worth a look. Italian cycling component maker Campagnolo has enjoyed a loyal following since it was established back in 1933, but its components are increasingly rare on road bikes as many big bike brands commonly favour Shimano and SRAM when speccing new bikes.
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