Campagnolo Disc group on Gravel bike?

[ronlau]

To all,

Anyone here has experience with Campagnolo Disc group running on your gravel bike?

Ron

[Duende]

Love it on my Moasic GT-1. No complaints. What do you want to know?

50/36 up front and 13-34 in the back (shimano cassette). Big fan of Campy discs system in general.

[oldpotatoe]

Love it on my Moasic GT-1. No complaints. What do you want to know?

50/36 up front and 13-34 in the back (shimano cassette). Big fan of Campy discs system in general.

Yup, nothing about Campag discs that would make it a no-no riding on dirt roads(sorry, ‘gravel roads’)...

[ronlau]

Yup, nothing about Campag discs that would make it a no-no riding on dirt roads(sorry, ‘gravel roads’)...

Thank you all.

Most of my road bike is Campagnolo Potenza and Chorus. Since I am getting a gravel frame in the spring, just checking with you about using Campagnolo off road.

My 10 years old likes to go off road more, so I want to get a bike that can keep up with him.

It seems no issue using them on dirt road so Campy it is.

Ron

[ronlau]

Thanks, looks like Campy is on this bike...


Love it on my Moasic GT-1. No complaints. What do you want to know?

50/36 up front and 13-34 in the back (shimano cassette). Big fan of Campy discs system in general.

[FlashUNC]

Paging Lionel. His Seven Evergreen Pro has Campy Hydro.

[saab2000]

Sounds like an extremely high risk proposition to me. Campagnolo components are garage queen parts, to be used on Sunday morning coffee runs on dry roads and no more than that. An unpaved, "gravel" surface sounds far too severe a condition for a Campagnolo-equipped bicycle to endure.

[Lionel]

Paging Lionel. His Seven Evergreen Pro has Campy Hydro.

Works really well

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1878/30416031898_b69d7a7adf_h.jpg

[teleguy57]

Sounds like an extremely high risk proposition to me. Campagnolo components are garage queen parts, to be used on Sunday morning coffee runs on dry roads and no more than that. An unpaved, "gravel" surface sounds far too severe a condition for a Campagnolo-equipped bicycle to endure.

Yes, so true (the photo of Cadel with arms raised winning this Giro stage wasn't a big as the one during the stage :beer:)

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/3f/c0/f63fc018b359f1817aef08c9d491b579.jpg

My income Alliance allroad (maybe yet this month!) will be Chorus HO11 hydro disc/mechanical shift. Will run Bora One 35 tubulars w/Vlaanderens on the road, have a potential transaction pending for a nice set of disc clinchers for my first potential foray into tubeless

I'm really pumped about the Campy based on everything I've read/heard; I'm still a die-hard tubular guy so going clinchers for off-pavement still doesn't really excite me yet. We'll see; maybe I'll be looking at fatter tubs for that too. If the Challenge gravel tubular models were made by Vittoria or Veloflex I'd be all over them.... but Challenge tubular quality has already been worked over in other threads.

Campagnolo for road, allroad, gravel, etc. indeed!

[Clean39T]

Works really well

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1878/30416031898_b69d7a7adf_h.jpg

Water-bottles don't match - drop and give me 20!

Shimano pedals - another 20!!!

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But seriously, I thought you weren't riding this one and were ready to sell it to me cheap so you could get a Spectrum going? :D

[Blue Jays]

Were I to soon purchase a gravel-type bicycle, it would definitely be Campagnolo disc.
If nothing but to keep Campagnolo pedigree going in my fleet. Well, except for mountainbikes. :banana:

[Lionel]

Water-bottles don't match - drop and give me 20!

Shimano pedals - another 20!!!

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But seriously, I thought you weren't riding this one and were ready to sell it to me cheap so you could get a Spectrum going? :D

Well, I am not riding it a lot just because I have not done a lot of gravel riding lately. When I do it's a great bike though.

[hollowgram5]

Works really well



https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1878/30416031898_b69d7a7adf_h.jpgOne of my favorite bikes on the forum that I don't own. I would love to see it in person someday. Makes me want Campy Hydro on my gravel bike..

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[joosttx]

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[R3awak3n]

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Has been working great on my OPEN.

Now have an 11-36T cassette on my 650B wheels and amazing.

The braking is excellent, really impressed with it. The ergonomics are as good as mech campy if not better.

[AngryScientist]

that is a very nice looking road there Paulo. and that structure your bike is leaning against looks like an idea place to sit down and eat a banana.

nice bike too:banana:

[R3awak3n]

that is a very nice looking road there Paulo. and that structure your bike is leaning against looks like an idea place to sit down and eat a banana.

nice bike too:banana:

Its a super nice road but unfortunately right at the bottom of that road is a chicken farm and it stinks. That said, its a great view. I always try to stop right there and take in what is like to live up in the catskills :)

[saab2000]

Yes, so true (the photo of Cadel with arms raised winning this Giro stage wasn't a big as the one during the stage :beer:)

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/3f/c0/f63fc018b359f1817aef08c9d491b579.jpg



These two young men are severely abusing their Campagnolo-equipped "gravel" bikes, riding them through the mud! :eek: I can't imagine the tongue-lashing they got from their parents when they got home from this adventure. I mean, seriously, can you imagine....??? What were they thinking?

And look at that guy riding in a white shirt with stripes on a rainy day. Must have been awful trying to launder those socks and that shirt.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4375/37080296665_6a2a5d49e9_b.jpg

[oldpotatoe]

SAAB, posts and pictures of the day!!

Grazie Mille!!

[72gmc]

At first glance my morning brain thought Eddy and Roger were wearing sandals. "Loser buys the first beer!"

[pdmtong]

There are many who say that Campagnolo discs are the best "road discs" of the three.

The only thing that would hold me back from campag on dirt is how would I feel if my mud covered shoe scraped the heck out of my crank arm (I'd have to let that go if I did), the gearing and finally the price. base assumption is you have skills and wont be crashing (much)

[wallymann]

Sounds like an extremely high risk proposition to me. Campagnolo components are garage queen parts, to be used on Sunday morning coffee runs on dry roads and no more than that. An unpaved, "gravel" surface sounds far too severe a condition for a Campagnolo-equipped bicycle to endure.

false. campy drivetrain and shifting works fine on my allroad!

http://majortaylorcycling.org/bikes/walter_chinaman_allroad-ac024.jpg

[ronlau]

I heard you. My thinking is Potenza disc for this application.

There are many who say that Campagnolo discs are the best "road discs" of the three.

The only thing that would hold me back from campag on dirt is how would I feel if my mud covered shoe scraped the heck out of my crank arm (I'd have to let that go if I did), the gearing and finally the price. base assumption is you have skills and wont be crashing (much)

[pdmtong]

I heard you. My thinking is Potenza disc for this application.

it still depends on where you might ride. a friend is a really strong cx rider (multiple podiums) but still appreciates a 1:1 gear for some of the single track and fire road pitches off skyline...

of course, you could always just walk too.

IMHO the min decision is what gearing you want and then go from there.

[ronlau]

Current plan is for fireroad. Nothing too crazy

it still depends on where you might ride. a friend is a really strong cx rider (multiple podiums) but still appreciates a 1:1 gear for some of the single track and fire road pitches off skyline...

of course, you could always just walk too.

IMHO the min decision is what gearing you want and then go from there.

[R3awak3n]

There are many who say that Campagnolo discs are the best "road discs" of the three.

The only thing that would hold me back from campag on dirt is how would I feel if my mud covered shoe scraped the heck out of my crank arm (I'd have to let that go if I did), the gearing and finally the price. base assumption is you have skills and wont be crashing (much)

I heard you. My thinking is Potenza disc for this application.

it still depends on where you might ride. a friend is a really strong cx rider (multiple podiums) but still appreciates a 1:1 gear for some of the single track and fire road pitches off skyline...

of course, you could always just walk too.

IMHO the min decision is what gearing you want and then go from there.


That is what I have, Potenza and I got such a crazy deal on it from Merlin (I am not sure why they were blowing it all out and don't carry it any longer, but thanks Merlin). I ride the crap out of that bike now, mud no mud and everything still looks pretty new but I did take a spill and scratched the shifter... but its just a bike so I don't really care.

I have sub 1:1 on it right now working flawlessly 36T in the back on a set of wheels with a 34 T chainring.

The braking is fantastic, superior to the shimano I had before (but I believe the shimano was not bled as good... shop did an ok job while on campy I spent hours getting the bleed to be perfect and it is wonderful - pat in the back for me :))

[geordanh]

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Has been working great on my OPEN.

Now have an 11-36T cassette on my 650B wheels and amazing.

The braking is excellent, really impressed with it. The ergonomics are as good as mech campy if not better.

oh man this just looks like perfect riding. beautiful bike too. where is this? NY?

[R3awak3n]

oh man this just looks like perfect riding. beautiful bike too. where is this? NY?

Thank you! Its northern Catskill region in NY

[oldpotatoe]

false. campy drivetrain and shifting works fine on my allroad!

http://majortaylorcycling.org/bikes/walter_chinaman_allroad-ac024.jpg

Originally Posted by saab2000 View Post
Sounds like an extremely high risk proposition to me. Campagnolo components are garage queen parts, to be used on Sunday morning coffee runs on dry roads and no more than that. An unpaved, "gravel" surface sounds far too severe a condition for a Campagnolo-equipped bicycle to endure.

Pretty sure saab's post was a joke...:eek:

[mrjav]

So not Campy brakes (am using TRP Spyres), BUT not only is Campy fine enough on gravel, Campy EPS is as well!

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[pdmtong]

Wow...EPS and Lauf! I really like the stem plate treatment...

[Clean39T]

So not Campy brakes (am using TRP Spyres), BUT not only is Campy fine enough on gravel, Campy EPS is as well!



What post is that? Looks light and has setback - I dig it :cool:

[mrjav]

What post is that? Looks light and has setback - I dig it :cool:

Made by a friend of mine. Leonardi Racing. Italian, of course. Makes great stuff. Stage21 sells them online if you're in the US...