It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Super Record!

[GFishy]

Campagnolo's official launch of its 2009 product line is still a few weeks away but a rash of leaked information already has our mouths watering for what's to come.

 

 

 

First, the big news: Campagnolo will apparently make the jump to an 11-speed cassette for its top three groups which will now include a modern revival of the Super Record nameplate. According to unconfirmed rumors (which, admittedly, seem decidedly accurate), that extra cog will be squeezed into the same space as the current 10-speed setups.

 

 

 

While this means likely backwards compatibility with existing hubs and wheelsets, it does signal narrower cog spacing and chain widths (and a likely subtle adjustment in chainring spacing) as well as yet another shifter and derailleur ?standard' that will surely create some headaches on the retail level. The new chain is also supposedly just 5.5mm wide which raises the obvious concerns regarding drivetrain wear although we all said the same thing when 10-speed was debuted, too. We'll reserve judgment here until we're able to try it ourselves and, for now, will just hope that Campagnolo engineers have done their homework.

 

 

 

There is also speculation on the new lever shape and we can only imagine that it might resemble the curvaceous prototypes we spotted at the Ronde van Vlaanderen back in April. The current shape admittedly works well for most but is getting long in the tooth nonetheless so we won't be surprised to see something new here.

 

 

 

Much as Campagnolo did back in the day with the original Super Record group, the new version is said to feature some performance-enhancing material upgrades. The current Record group is already rife with titanium hardware but Super Record will likely be fitted with ceramic bearings across the board, including the bottom bracket bearings (which still use the current Ultra-Torque system as far as we know), hubs and derailleur pulleys. With Record pricing already at stratospheric levels, one can only imagine how far into the ionosphere Super Record will go.

 

 

 

Those ceramic bearings are also rumored to find their way into updated Bora and Hyperon wheelsets and it sounds as if Campagnolo will (thankfully) jump on the road tubeless bandwagon with two options for 2009. Other groups from Centaur down are also said to be wholly redesigned.

 

 

[GFishy]

What would 11 speed do to your performance?

 

I was thinking of getting Record this year, but is it worth getting 10 speed now and in a couple of months 11 speed is released?

[lowracer]

wait a few months then get the "old" 10 speed record

[101SCC]

11 speed just offers a complete ratio with no breaks in the gear range. I'd wait for 11 speed. 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,23. That's cool the 18 on a 11-23 is brilliant. It combines the benifits of a 12-23 and an 11-21.

 

That's my opinion!

 

[grosjoster]

we want pics!!

[GFishy]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/rvv08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/flanders_tech108/Campy_e-Record_levers_side_view

[AndreZA]

we want pics!!

 

http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/06/04/Campy_e-Record_levers_side_view-480-90-480-70.jpg

 

 

[GFishy]

Won't mind that bike - as is...'voetstoots'

[Le Tour]

THose hoods are shaped more like Shimano! - Campag learning from the best?? 

 

Ok I am running away now!

[GFishy]

THose hoods are shaped more like Shimano! - Campag learning from the best???

 

?

 

Ok I am running away now!

 

So who will follow Campag and go 11 speed?

 

Or will they jump lucky legs 11 and go 12?

[Poison Ivy]

 

Ok I am running away now!

 

I hope very fast

[101SCC]

Check out the new Dura ace under Cycling News . Com tech. Really great looking, gone for carbon levers and rear der. cage! Something they said they'd never do. Set looks awesome though! Great for us buyers...Super Record, Dura Ace and SRAM Red. Me I want the new Record cause the old one is just so damn good...Lance Armstrong sure he'd want the Dura Ace!

[GFishy]

Check out the new Dura ace under Cycling News . Com tech. Really great looking' date=' gone for carbon levers and rear der. cage! Something they said they'd never do. Set looks awesome though! Great for us buyers...Super Record, Dura Ace and SRAM Red. Me I want the new Record cause the old one is just so damn good...Lance Armstrong sure he'd want the Dura Ace![/quote']

 

Why did they (S'mano) go Campag carbon?

 

Following the leaders?GFishy2008-06-05 03:02:20

[Prince]

Super Record will only be for the Super Rich!

[101SCC]

CARBON = SALES

 

They all want sales!

 

I want 11 speed, hope the thinner chain can handle it! I trust campag though.

[101SCC]

Guys are paying min R20k for wheels!

 

So I think they will pay it for super record. Ceramic bearings, 11 speed etc.

 

The 11 speed will be for top three groups, I assume Super record, Record and Chorus.

 

Very Exciting!