4/2/2023 0 Comments Shimano 105 groupset historyAnother failure was Campagnolo’s SGR clipless pedal system before they reverted to licensing Look’s proven system. When it came to brifters, Campagnolo had to resort to a collaboration with the engineers of German brand Sachs to bring Ergopower to market – a full two seasons after Shimano’s STI. The Delta brakes were so bad that two immediate revisions were necessary and many top pros wouldn’t use them, and Campagnolo had to re-introduce the previous Record calipers but with a gimmicky plastic gem added on the locknut. C-Record looked lovely, but was really heavy, aped the look of Dura-Ace AX 7300 from some five years earlier, and introduced no new technology – no indexing, no cassette hubs, no shift enhancement features. Campagnolo’s C-Record groupset of the late eighties was absolute proof of this. In Italy, it seems to be much more about history, tradition, and style, with the lethargic arrogance of due entitlement. They quickly address trends in the market. They are good at business, manufacturing, and global supply. The Japanese consider systems that work together rather than individual products – see Nikon or Canon for other examples of this philosophy. Campagnolo was way behind in terms of technology and performance. It took Campag over a decade to develop a cassette hub, and the 7200 Dyna-Drive chainsets looked like something from science fiction compared to old-fashioned Record cranks of the time. Shimano had Campagnolo on the ropes and fighting to keep up from the release of 7200 EX onwards.
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