Campagnolo wheels

[Ian Johnson]

Any body use Campy wheels on their commute or general riding ,Zonda's in particular , I replaced my Bontrager race which got damaged beyond repair in a crash last year with Zonda wheels. I must say I am impressed how the campags have stayed completly true after a year of hitting potholes with my 14+ stone weight etc, funnily enough they dont feel as aero into headwinds as the Bontys but climbing feels easier, also whats with the rattle snake hubs on campy wheels are they all like this?.I scare peds sometimes, and you cant draft someone,without them knowing .

 

[HLaB]

I don't use mine for commuting but mine are very noisy too, they all seem that way. I find the alerting of peds useful.

 

[iGaz]

I use Khamsin G3 wheels with no bother almost everyday, doing about 30 miles a day.

 

[Chrisz]

I was told Campy hubs are noisy due to the arrangement of the pawls in the hub itself - it's the main reason why I've always stuck with Shimano hubs (despite everything else being Campag Record) - I use a Marchisio Aviotek cassette with Shimano fittings and Campag spacing - nice and quiet and works a treat

 

[Ian Johnson]

All my groupset is shimano ultergra , the campy wheel has the shimano compatable hub but its still very clicky.
Also the G3 spoking ,apart from looking pretty is there a physical advantage over a normal spoking pattern.

 

[Joe]

I've just built some new wheels with Record hubs (2009) and they are dead quiet I know my Khamsins got louder over time (and they are now seriously loud!!) but I don't think they were ever this quiet.

 

[HLaB]

I know my Khamsins got louder over time (and they are now seriously loud!!)

They get louder over time mine have always been loud, I didn't think they could get much louder.

 

[MartinC]

Campag freewheels are noisy - it's traditional. Tullio deliberately makes them this way to frighten off users who're more interested in marketing than engineering and think noisy = bad. We don't really want these sort of people using proper stuff - they should go and use Shimano like they're supposed to!

 

[Joe]

They get louder over time mine have always been loud, I didn't think they could get much louder.

Mine has got to the point where I worry about waking the house if the wheel spins whilst carrying the bike to the door in the mornings

 

[Will1985]

Zondas aren't that noisy. They're certainly louder than Ventos, but I would say that my Hed and Powertap are louder. A clubmate has Eastons IIRC and they are very loud.

 

[yello]

I use a Marchisio Aviotek cassette with Shimano fittings and Campag spacing - nice and quiet and works a treat

They're just a tad pricey though aren't they? £100+ is a bit rich for my blood!

 

[Ian Johnson]

Campag freewheels are noisy - it's traditional. Tullio deliberately makes them this way to frighten off users who're more interested in marketing than engineering and think noisy = bad. We don't really want these sort of people using proper stuff - they should go and use Shimano like they're supposed to!

LOL shimano makes some pretty workhorse like stuff such as ultergra. Slick efficient shifting.No scraping noises etc,what about a shimano bike with campag wheels, have I broke a golden rule of road cycling?

 

[Greenbank]

LOL shimano makes some pretty workhorse like stuff such as ultergra. Slick efficient shifting.No scraping noises etc,what about a shimano bike with campag wheels, have I broke a golden rule of road cycling?

Not really.

Lots of people have Campag equipped bikes and use SPD pedals (I do this on the Wilier). You'll also see quite a few Campag equipped bikes with mudguards have the Shimano 57mm deep drop brakes (although it's possible to squeeze on Campag normal drop brakes if you file an extra few mm in the slot), I've got this on my geared Audax bike that's mainly Centaur/Chorus except for the brakes and pedals.

Use what works for you and ignore the marketing and silly bandwagoning.

 

[Ian Johnson]

I know,its all tongue in cheek of course,but I get the feeling of a little snobbery with some of the 'it must only be campag and nothing else' folk. Anyway I think the zondas are bombproof wheels .I do feel there is more drag on them in headwinds despite bladed spokes and semi deep rims.....or I am lossing a little fitness

 

[MartinC]

Yes it's all tongue in cheek. I just find it amusing that the amount of noise from a freewheel is considered a significant differentiating factor./