1 1933 - 2008 Anniversary Edition - 75 years of passion CLIENT: CAMPAGNOLO lissakdesign Marzo 2007 75° Anniversario marchio E1 complete technical guide 0 - 2 - 2 s s i n e 0 0 n e 0 0 p a o n e 8 o 8 o 8 i i r a s s s s e a a v p p i d a 1 a 1 1 r r i 9 9 9 e e n 3 3 3 v v n 3 3 3 a i i 2008 Range catalogue English - - - d d e 2 i i u 0 s s q n n e e 0 n t t n n 8 i t t a a a a c - n n a e e t t t u u s a a n q q e c c a t n n t i i 1933 - 2008 Anniversary edition 04 History 12 Technology 24 Record™ 34 Chorus™ 42 Centaur™ 50 Veloce™ 58 Mirage™ 66 Xenon™ 72 Record™ Pista™ We were there. 74 TimeTrial™ 76 Triple 80 Low profile wheels 88 Medium profile wheels 102 High profile wheels 108 Technical Specifications Groupsets 118 Technical Specifications Wheels 122 How we work 124 Campagnolo® World 126 Campagnolo® Cycling Apparel 132 Campagnolo® Service Center 133 Campagnolo® in the world 4 Seventy-five years: a past that portrays our future That morning of November 1927, while his hands numbed by the cold prevented him from unscrewing the wing nuts on his hub to use an easier ratio, Tullio Campagnolo had a brainwave: redesign the nut lever so that at least four fingers could be used to operate it. The “automatic wing nuts” patent was registered on 8 February 1930, the first of other 135 that would follow over the years. History allows no discounts. What we are today can only be built patiently, with modesty and perseverance. Campagnolo®‘s present, and even more so its future, rests on foundations consolidated by three quarters of a century studded with innovations, ideas and cycling brainwaves. On 11th November 1927, when Tullio Campagnolo was on his own under the first ascents of the Croce d’Aune pass, he was not afraid and did not surrender. So now, as we can count on crowds of friends, enthusiasts and admirers of Campagnolo® products along our path, nothing will stop us. It is specifically from that image from the start of the century that we wish to retrace the salient milestones in our past and present history. The latest update to our components for the 2008 season is in your hands. This catalogue is not a simple listing of a series of cycling components. Peruse it with the awareness of those who know they are admiring the point of arrival of a company that has been continually renewing itself for seventy-five years with unequalled enthusiasm and passion for cycling. 1933 1970 1990 1950 1980 1940 An alternative idea The contribution The “groupset” is born Innovate, every time The ShamalTM era of champions 1960 2000 Seventy-five years ago, in 1933, The second half of the fifties saw the The end of the Fifties confirmed The link between cycling champions Campagnolo was founded. Soon the The rod gear evolved into the Corsa 1001 introduction of the Record™, accompanied Campagnolo®’s entrance into the and Campagnolo® has always been very idea of the quick release turned out to be version with which Gino Bartali won by a set of new components: seat post, motoring sector. The new Bologna strong. In 1994 Eugeni Berzin and Mi- too constrictive for the young Campagnolo: the Tour de France in 1948, and then headset, pedals and crankset. While ma- works would produce superlight wheels guel Indurain, respectively, won the Giro why not redesign the entire gear? This into the Paris-Roubaix 1002 version, nufacturers at the time used components for cars and motorbikes in Elektron d’Italia and the Tour de France using the led to the debut of the famous “rod so-called in honour of Fausto Coppi for made by various brands, Campagnolo magnesium alloy which in a few years Shamal™, a wheel that revolutioni- gear” which marked the launch of a spe- his victory in the homonymous race in went against the grain by offering a set would become the preferred type on zed the very concept of the wheel. cific school of thought: no chain-stretcher 1950. Their respective teams, Bianchi of components made by the same British roadsters and Italian, American and pulleys. Campagnolo dreamt up a and Legnano, also used Campagnolo® manufacturer and designed for impro- and German custom-built cars. Performance ® completely innovative path: eliminating components in those years. ved interaction with one another. This was Campagnolo was the first company in and materials pulleys means reducing friction and But gear technology had arrived at a how the “groupset” concept was born. the world to use the technique of casting Shamal - 1994 making the system insensitive to mud. turning point: the first derailleur with magnesium in earth that would revolutio- The carbon fibre years were approa- The Campagnolo® brand began to con- an articulated parallelogram, the nize the use of this material. ching. Campagnolo® selected a less solidate its reputation for meticulous and Gran Sport 1012, debuted in 1950 The present conventional way to develop parts in precise workmanship. and established the standard to which all Even NASA made use of it: the Elek- composite material: instead of outsour- and the future manufacturers would soon refer. tron alloy chassis of the OSO 6 satellite, cing production, the choice was made to launched in 1969, used Campagnolo® bring the associated know-how into the The future is upon us, and various spo- castings. Some years later this commit- company. This decision was a winning king techniques are being studied: the ment led the International Magnesium ™ choice and allowed Campagnolo® to G3 geometry comes into being. Association to honour Campagnolo redevelop our components in a more In 2006 the classic ISO truncated cone with the “Design and Application modern high-performance key. coupling gave way to a new standard: Award”. ™ The much-admired Ergopower™ Ultra-Torque . The new crankset makes controls in carbon arrived in 1999, it possible to drastically reduce lateral followed in 2003 by the Record™ crank- dimensions as the coupling between the sets and the next year by the Hyperon™ two parts is now located in the middle of clincher wheelset, completely made of the axle. monocoque carbon fiber, hubs included. In the meantime the company con- In the race towards improved gearing, tinues to look ahead. The electro- Campagnolo® continued pedalling nic gear project is being developed ahead of the competition with the and has already been tested successfully introduction of the first 10-speed by some professional riders in the grand transmission for the Record™ and Cho- tours and the Pro Tour circuit. rus™ groupsets. Professional Teams Passion 2 Win Campagnolo® and the racing world are linked by a two-way bond each dependant on the other. Not even the calculation software and the most sophisticated laboratory equipment can produce the real conditions of road racing precisely and faithfully. Hence the need to be able to avail of ranks of absolutely severe and competent users: professional riders. 0 Professional Teams For over 70 years Campagnolo® has been at their side with components and wheels with the highest performance which are so reliable that riders can focus entirely on the race, certain that everything will work perfectly. The enviable history of success that only Campagnolo® can boast of is the proof of this winning bond. 2007 Professional Teams 2007 Professional Teams Continental Teams Frame Country Pro-Tour Teams Frame Country Top Riders Acqua e Sapone De Rosa Italy Lampre-Fondital Wilier Triestina Italy Cunego, Ballan G.S. Panaria Colnago Italy Liquigas Cannondale Italy Di Luca, Pozzato G.S. Tenax Pinarello Italy Predictor-Lotto Ridley Belgium McEwen, Evans Team Jacques-T. Interim Merckx Belgium Quick-Step Innergetic Specialized Belgium Bettini, Boonen Relax - Gam Gios Spain Ag2r Decathlon France Moreau, Dessel Jelly Belly Orbea USA Bouygues-Telecom Time France Brochard, Voeckler Navigators Colnago USA Cofidis Time France Chavanel, Verbrugghe Barloworld Cannondale South Africa Caisse D’epargne Pinarello Spain Valverde, Pereiro G.S. Tinkoff Colnago Russia Astana B.M.C. Lithuania Vinokourov, Kloden Miyata-Subaru Racing Koga-Miyata Japan Unibet.Com Canyon Sweden Cook, Pena 2 Technology Ergopower™ Controls 3 ™ Ergopower™ controls and Ergopower Flat Bar Controls: Ergopower™ Escape™ controls comfort with racing performance ® Both are intended for controlling 10- The entire Campagnolo production ™ speed systems. The classic Ergopower Precision, lightness, range features two types of controls: controls are characterized by the fact that the left-hand control can govern even ™ ™ ™ comfort: mutually Ergopower Record and Chorus minimum displacements of the front derailleur by means of a pawl mechanism. incompatible features? controls and the Furthermore, the classic Ergopower™ ™ ™ controls permit a lightning shift Not with our Ergopower™ Flat Bar Controls, Ergopower Escape even through five sprockets with a the ideal choice for those who demand controls of the single shifting action, thereby allowing full compatibility with the highest-per- you to explode in a sudden burst of formance road groupsets and the ™ ™ Centaur , Veloce , energy away from the group. comfort of a raised handlebar. ™ ™ Mirage and Xenon By now, the carbon fibre brake lever They are available in three versions: Is it possible to have an appreciation of cycling technology with that gives the Ergopower lightness, Chorus™, with composite carbon brake a non-competitive sporting disposition? groupsets. ™ reliability, mechanical strength and levers, Veloce , with aluminium alloy Our controls for the mountain bike type of straight handlebars resistance to corrosion, has become brake levers, and Mirage™ with reinforced provide a complete answer to this question.