04/30/2026
We are Campy lovers…
It’s fair to say it felt like Campagnolo had lost its way for a while, with its groupset strategy.
Trouble started when it dropped the thumb-shifter and whacked prices up, with the release of the Super Record Wireless groupset.
Very few could justify it against higher performing Japanese and American alternatives.
With the most recent Super Record 13 speed wireless launch, Campagnolo sought to right those wrongs. And right them it did.
The groupset looked great, was lightning fast at shifting, and pricing found parity with the competition again.
The latest version of Super Record came with incredibly fast shifting, and a price that meant it could once again, go head-to-head with SRAM and Shimano's pro-racing gear.
It had remembered that people come to the Italians for their trademark flair, and in the latest version of the brand's highest spec road-racing groupset, that was once again evident.
The Groupset looked great whilst being rapid and precise.
The one thing that was so clearly missing, was a more reasonable entry point for that new look, and latest tech.
With the launch of Record, the name given to Campagnolo's second-tier groupset, it's sorted that problem, by producing a well-priced groupset, that means it can now target Shimano Ultegra and SRAM Force level customers again.
✍️ Luke Friend
📷 Campagnolo