Campagnolo thumb shifter responsible for broken thumbs

[R3awak3n]

Ok, so I was ridding with this guy today and this is how the convo went

Him - I don't like Campy
Me - I like it, its all I have
Him - Its not ergonomic and the thumb button is terrible, its responsible for a lot of broken thumbs
Me - That has never happened.
Him - Yes it has
Me - I know tons of people on campy and never heard of such thing
Him - They won't tell you because campy is like a cult and they want to keep ridding it
Me - ok....

At this point I was done with the conversation because I have never in my life heard such a stupid thing come out of someones mouth. However, before I say this, have any of you ever heard of someone braking their thumb because of the thumb button? :banana:

seriously, I feel dumb for even asking this question but this whole conversation just made me laugh to myself and feel like this :crap:

[nalax]

Keyboards or texting create more problems than Campy thumb shifters.

[FlashUNC]

Depends on how brittle the thumb is, I guess.

[hollowgram5]

Lol. That's a good laugh. The same could then be said about 8s Sora, as it has a thumb button to shift as well.. I've never heard of such an instance before.

[R3awak3n]

I can't wait till Old Potato reads this. I am sure he has broken many thumbs in the past few years.

[gdw]

Broken thumbs..... no. That said someone told me that a friend of a friend's cat was severely maimed by fragments from an exploding EPS shifter.

[R3awak3n]

Depends on how brittle the thumb is, I guess.

glass thumb

[donevwil]

I've broken my thumb and ride Campy ergo, hmmmm.

[ojingoh]

To your friend:

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/1b/1bae09fb2ecdd32e63311526238fb66456ffd699a857396004 d37ccf0098303a.jpg

[pdmtong]

Opposable thumbs are important. Like for using cutlery. Never ride a group that puts them at risk.
Friday: Now let me tell you something, Streebeck. There are two things that clearly differentiate the human species from animals. One, we use cutlery. Two, we're capable of controlling our sexual urges. Now, you might be an exception, but don't drag me down into your private Hell.

[makoti]

Actually, I have heard of this happening. A guy I used to ride with in Minnesota. Eddie. Eddie Felson. Broken thumbs. Rode campy. Always hustled.

[OtayBW]

Opposable thumbs are important.HAR! Beat me to it!

[R3awak3n]

To your friend:

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/1b/1bae09fb2ecdd32e63311526238fb66456ffd699a857396004 d37ccf0098303a.jpg

trust me, this guy was not joking

[bshell]

A couple of years ago I got an 'avulsion fracture' (tendon pulls off small piece of bone under torquing force) of my thumb but never thought to pin it on the campy button.

I *suppose* if it had not been there my thumb ***might*** have faired better????

My knee-jerk reaction at the time was to blame the GMC Sierra I plowed into when it turned in front of my path. And Obama, obviously.

[R3awak3n]

A couple of years ago I got an 'avulsion fracture' (tendon pulls off small piece of bone under torquing force) of my thumb but never thought to pin it on the campy button.

I *suppose* if it had not been there my thumb ***might*** have faired better????

My knee-jerk reaction at the time was to blame the GMC Sierra I plowed into when it turned in front of my path. And Obama, obviously.

so.

blame Obama first, the GMC Sierra, then Campy

[bshell]

Thanks, Campagnolo. I await your 'making it right'...

[bikinchris]

How many people have even hit the INSIDE of the shifter when riding Campy? Was their thumb on the shifter when they hit it?

Sorry, they would have probably broken their thumb anyway in this crazy scenario.

[bshell]

Thumbs can rest behind a button located inboard (on the inside) and have the *potential* to get hooked.

Let me be crystal clear now because I was trying to be funny w/my true story.

I heart Campagnolo.

I heart and miss president Obama.

I heart attentive drivers, signaling, mirror checking, etc. irrespective of vehicle.

[R3awak3n]

How many people have even hit the INSIDE of the shifter when riding Campy? Was their thumb on the shifter when they hit it?

Sorry, they would have probably broken their thumb anyway in this crazy scenario.

I never even know the button is there until I need to press said button.

[pbarry]

What, the guy has a problem with retribution? Broken thumbs are serious business, and only meted out to those who've got it coming. ;)

[zmudshark]

No wonder I can't text worth a damn.

[93KgBike]

Actually, I have heard of this happening. A guy I used to ride with in Minnesota. Eddie. Eddie Felson. Broken thumbs. Rode campy. Always hustled.
genuine lol!

[bicycletricycle]

wow! if this person was serious...... comedy gold. Must have been like talking to a shape shifting lizards rule the world idiot.

[jtakeda]

I think he was waiting for you to say youve broken your finger opening up the quick release on shimano brakes

[zmudshark]

My old girlfriend broke her thumbs on Ergos. She was Canadian, I don't think you met her...

[CSKeller]

Never heard of such a thing! Been on Campagnolo since 2001 and will never look to anything else!

Bet your friend is a 'flat-earther' too!

[Ronsonic]

I have new and last gen Campy. It works great and both are comfortable.

My right thumb is pre-broke with arthritis so bad that with regular exercise I can almost hold a guitar pick reliably, almost. Campy causes no pain.

Shimano MTB trigger shifters are a whole other thing. Youch!

[Tandem Rider]

Tell your new friend I'd like to thumb wrestle him





for money :D

[cadence90]

Apparently, not just thumbs....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/films/2017/08/13/cruise-injury_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVW eZ_vEN7c6bHu2jJnT8.png
"Guys, guys, guys: if I told you once I told you a zillion times: never, ever use these stupid Crampayolo stunt lines again!!!
The thumb twiddlers on these things are absolute cr@p!!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX8iOm3kNsI
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[Kirk007]

I dunno. I have severe arthritis in my right thumb. It flares whenever I ride my road bikes, each of which has been campy ever since Campy 8 speed. I'm switching to Sram and Shimano. Because of the thumb shifter. Not broken literally, but quite broken functionally.

[Brian Cdn]

Sounds just like Tom Thumbs Blues...

"I cannot move, my fingers are all in a knot
I don't have the strength to get up and take another shot
And my best friend, my doctor, won't even say what it is I've got"

[cadence90]

Sounds just like Tom Thumbs Blues...

"I cannot move, my fingers are all in a knot
I don't have the strength to get up and take another shot
And my best friend, my doctor, won't even say what it is I've got"

Thumbs up!

[dddd]

I wonder if the guy who told this story might have heard it from a reliable source, but didn't realize that it is mtb thumb shifters that have caused more than a few chronic and severe thumb-joint injuries(?).

I heard long ago that the switch to below-the-bar mtb shifter designs was in response to racers suffering thumb injuries when shifting while traversing bumpy terrain that their bouncing glasses and eyeballs prevented them seeing clearly. Bikes had no suspension in those days, so with the lever oriented in such a range of angular positions during use, could literally cause thumb joint failure under unlucky conditions of lever position, thumb motion and trail impacts.
The newer designs of shift levers returned the lever to the same angular position after each shift, with the lever held more perpendicular to the thumb's direction of force, preventing impact forces from being transmitted as directly.

[ultraman6970]

Dot ride with those bozo's any more man.

[dpk501]

I broke my thumb biking once... it was a Shimano equipped bike.

Since riding Campy I have not broken any thumbs.

By this, logic says shimano causes thumb breaks right?

[dpk501]

My old girlfriend broke her thumbs on Ergos. She was Canadian, I don't think you met her...

Totally not cool eh. Sorry, but don't bag on Canadians you hoser. Say you're sorry eh.

[oldpotatoe]

I can't wait till Old Potato reads this. I am sure he has broken many thumbs in the past few years.

I was so worried about my thumbs I switched to EPS barends... And no more beer cans, that pop top wrecks my thumbs, really...no, not really. :)One of the reasons I come to this forum..there is a lot of stoopid info on the web.

[R3awak3n]

I was so worried about my thumbs I switched to EPS barends... And no more beer cans, that pop top wrecks my thumbs, really...no, not really. :)One of the reasons I come to this forum..there is a lot of stoopid info on the web.

I am not even sure he got this from the web. I have no idea where this came from. Dude was out of his mind. He had opinions about everything, including my fit on the bike, how disc brakes are the best thing since sliced bred (but not hydraulic, just cable discs), made fun of the weight of my steel bike amongst other things. It was a riot. :eek:

As of today, taking all my campy off all my bikes, my wife told me to, she does not want me to run the risk of braking both thumbs and not being able to work.

[Tickdoc]

https://dansideas.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/all-thumbs.jpg

I love riding with guys like that. Were there aero bars on his bike?

[R3awak3n]

https://dansideas.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/all-thumbs.jpg

I love riding with guys like that. Were there aero bars on his bike?

was a cross bike so there wasn't

[Billybob62]

Him - Its not ergonomic and the thumb button is terrible, its responsible for a lot of broken thumbs


His name wasn't Jason Pierre Paul was it?

[R3awak3n]

His name wasn't Jason Pierre Paul was it?

I was gonna write, I don't even know the dudes name but then decided to google Jason Pierre Paul, lol

[zzy]

:help:

[soulspinner]

Last 60 thousand on Campy, my arthritic thumbs like it.

[summilux]

I remember 8s Sora thumb levers and people thought that Campy was no better than the lowest level Shimano. I had a a few people say to me: "I'd never ride Campy because I only ride real STI". Ha, ha...you forgot to tighten your brake lever.