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Which is the best by far?
Campagnolo
50%
 50%  [ 28 ]
Shimano
49%
 49%  [ 27 ]
Total Votes : 55

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Won big races on both!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

drew .... i you trying to say elainer is evil & looks like the devil ?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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drew .... i you trying to say elainer is evil & looks like the devil ?


Could'nt be further fom the truth PNut me old (now theres a change)
I'm saying youre the devil and uglier than sh*te.
Maybe should take this over to the fightin forum Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

shimano Cool still mentaly scared by the crapag croce d'aune bag ov ballocks I was once stupid enough to buy Embarassed It really was the pits! Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

def campag, no reason except i like it Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Des wrote:
PNuT wrote:
campag is for fools & old men ....


is you calling me an old fool Mr Nut Question

You don't have to be old... Laughing

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shimano every time. Superior looks and availability. Campag alloy cranks look cheap there lever design sucks big style and there quick release is a shambles. And yes i have been unfortnate to have used Campag. was daytona 10speed. I didnt buy it though was testing it.

Lever design cant be great either if Robbie McEwen was in the comic saying they are screwing a nerve in his thumb because of the design....what groupset did he use before with Farm Frites then Lotto Adecco.......Shimano of course. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think campag is much better! As the saying goes 'Shimano wears out but Campagnolo wears in'. Says it all really...
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom W wrote:
As the saying goes 'Shimano wears out but Campagnolo wears in'. Says it all really...
We've covered this 'saying' only a few days ago - It means Campag doesn't work until it wears out - Shimano works brilliantly from new & lasts for ages... So - would you buy something that doesn't work correctly until you've nearly worn it out?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thomo wrote:
Tom W wrote:
As the saying goes 'Shimano wears out but Campagnolo wears in'. Says it all really...
We've covered this 'saying' only a few days ago - It means Campag doesn't work until it wears out - Shimano works brilliantly from new & lasts for ages... So - would you buy something that doesn't work correctly until you've nearly worn it out?

Paul


does this include them campag corkskrew thingys too I wonder if u av to atempt to open about 500 bottles ov burgundy before you manage to get one open ? malc cog to advise Question
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

stretch armstrong wrote:
Thomo wrote:
Tom W wrote:
As the saying goes 'Shimano wears out but Campagnolo wears in'. Says it all really...
We've covered this 'saying' only a few days ago - It means Campag doesn't work until it wears out - Shimano works brilliantly from new & lasts for ages... So - would you buy something that doesn't work correctly until you've nearly worn it out?

Paul


does this include them campag corkskrew thingys too I wonder if u av to atempt to open about 500 bottles ov burgundy before you manage to get one open ? malc cog to advise Question


ive used one loadsa times & they are great Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked thought you liked that brown vintage that comes in cans Confused
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i drink most things Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

its on knife edge anyone care to tip it and have their fav be the first to 20 votes?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Campag cos of the nostagia, shimano didn't exist when I was a kid. Buying campag fulfills a childhood dream, but buying shimano is just buying stuff, so no choice really Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Campag cos of the nostagia, shimano didn't exist when I was a kid. Buying campag fulfills a childhood dream, but buying shimano is just buying stuff, so no choice really Laughing


i would have expected you ov all people to opt for the cheapest Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have to remember - he's not a real Scot! Smile

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gave this vote a bit of time and thought
and i also had campag on a carlton when i was a kid
lovely bit of kit...suprisingly came from halfords 70s Shocked

not riden any campag lately so can't knock them
got shimano and apart from the left sti unit not working
and supplier taking far to long to replace (d.h.)
im impressed with the way this groupset looks and feels.

really tough decision and shimano got my vote as i also
have their 6010 baitrunner reels and they are the dogs Wink
p.s. not been fishing for a year as i got a different bug Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thomo wrote:
Tom W wrote:
As the saying goes 'Shimano wears out but Campagnolo wears in'. Says it all really...
We've covered this 'saying' only a few days ago - It means Campag doesn't work until it wears out - Shimano works brilliantly from new & lasts for ages... So - would you buy something that doesn't work correctly until you've nearly worn it out?

No. It means Shimano's durability is questionable, and Campag's peak "silky smooth" performance is after a ride or two.
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PNuT wrote:
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Campag cos of the nostagia, shimano didn't exist when I was a kid. Buying campag fulfills a childhood dream, but buying shimano is just buying stuff, so no choice really Laughing


i would have expected you ov all people to opt for the cheapest Shocked


I collect my mother in laws pension for her, I don't think i need to tell her about the winter fuel allowance, I can use it to up grade from my down tube levers at last, and campag are cheaper Laughing Laughing

seriously though, Mt mountainbike rapid fire lever fell apart and I lost half of the bits in the forest. Rather than spenf £30 o a new one I replaced with and old friction thumb shifter from a bike retrieved from a skip, it does the job and is lighter Laughing Laughing this country might adopt me yet.
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