PPWTF Posted July 29, 2009 Share Rumours on Campagnolo http://www.bike-eu.com/public/Image/Bike%20Europe%20Website%20Campagnolo%20234.jpgThereare strong rumours going around in Europe as well as in Asia thatCampagnolo has been sold. From various sources this trade journal heardthat the sale of the complete company already took place. Asked whether he could confirm or deny the sale, Campagnolo?sMarketing & Communication director Lorenzo Taxis said: ?I am notgoing to give you an official answer on this, as this is not anofficial matter inside the company.?Sources indicate that a Japanese company should have boughtCampagnolo and with that of course Shimano springs to mind. A ShimanoEurope spokesman said that he heard that rumours too, but that he coulddefinitely deny any involvement of the Japan based component maker.Update on Campagnolo Rumours VICENZA, Italy -Campagnolo has not been sold and is not for sale. That?s what?s therenowned Italian component maker is now officially saying to all itsrelations throughout the world.?Apparently summer temperature brings silly gossip! Campagnolo do notknow who has the time to circulate crazy rumors; instead we prefer, asusual, not to waste time and concentrate on business. Campagnolo is noton sale ! Have a nice summer period and see you in September.? PPWTF2009-07-29 07:07:55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big H Posted July 29, 2009 Share ........ at last kempekkernoglia will also be of good quality!!!!!!! .....< id="gwProxy" ="">< ="jsCall;" id="jsProxy" =""> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasping Posted July 29, 2009 Share It will probably be Shimano - they must have decided to finally upgrade all those Crampy users to decent stuff and put them out of their misery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted July 29, 2009 Share Wonder what the percentage of the peloton will be between shimano, campy and sram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 29, 2009 Share If its shimano maybe they can do away with the silly campag hub body design and make it shimano compatible. No more "uhm campag or shimano body?" questions in the for sale section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted July 29, 2009 Share If this isn't a joke I reckon it's probably a good thing for Campy to have an Asian owner, although the diehard Italians would be distraught. However, if the buyer is Shimano it'll be bad for competition and hence prices. Would the authorities allow such a purchase? Any global competition law experts on the hub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted July 29, 2009 Share Hope this is a hoax. Will definitely be bad for competition. Who is going to push the boundaries if there are no Italians involved?.......No more carbon bits......No more class...Just mindless production of equipment with no soul or feeling. Cassettes sounding like fishing reels. NOOOOOO........................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big H Posted July 29, 2009 Share Hope this is a hoax. Will definitely be bad for competition. Who is going to push the boundaries if there are no Italians involved?.......No more carbon bits......No more class...Just mindless production of equipment with no soul or feeling. Cassettes sounding like fishing reels. NOOOOOO........................................... yeccccch!!!!!! I would hate to have a kempekker fishing reel, will be just as reliable as their MTB goodies...... just think ... kraaines upon kraaines!!!!!!!!< id="gwProxy" ="">< ="jsCall;" id="jsProxy" =""> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadude Posted July 29, 2009 Share Campy production has already moved to Romania with many of the Italians being retrenched. I'm putting my current Campy back in its boxes and will sell it on eBay in 20 years time as the last of the Italian made group sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface Posted July 29, 2009 Share I saw this in my inbox this morning @ 8am. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Bornman Posted July 29, 2009 Share If its shimano maybe they can do away with the silly campag hub body design and make it shimano compatible. No more "uhm campag or shimano body?" questions in the for sale section. Hey, don't blaspheme in public. The Campag body design is superior to the Shimano one in every way. Campag bit the bullet ten years ago and redesigned its freehub body with large splines so that it could be made from aluminium and still be strong enough to not notch in use. Shimano is now at the crossroads and recently had to redesign its new DA range with a similar spline in order to catch up. The result is now incompatibilities between ranges. SRAM had to design its Shimano-compatible cassette around this flaw. This requires some expensive engineering in a disposable part - the cassette. I'd prefer to pay a little bit more for the hub and less for the cassette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface Posted July 29, 2009 Share http://www.bike-eu.com/news/3505/update-on-campagnolo-rumours.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtr1 Posted July 29, 2009 Share Maybe nobody wants to buy Shimano anymore so they had to buy a decent product to keep sales going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasping Posted July 29, 2009 Share Is Crampy like an Alfa? Nice to look at, but only bachelors drive them - married men already have enough to deal with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarc Posted July 31, 2009 Share Nothing like a good old Campy / sh*tmano thread to get BIG H out of his cave. If sh*tmano ever bought Campy it would only be to get their hands on technology that they've never been able to develop themselves. Typical slant eye R & D policy - "when you can't design it or copy it then just buy it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave Posted July 31, 2009 Share Eeeek. That would be like Alfa selling out to Toyota, or Fiat to Nissan.The Japs know how to make stuff IMO. Just such a pity they make it out of such crappy and inferior metals.Defnitief nie gebou om te hou. (Not built to last.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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