December 14, 1999--We heard a rumor that Campagnolo's ten-speed gruppo had been subject to a recall.  That's not true, according to our official Campagnolo source.  Company spokesman Joseba Arizaga responds: "We are supplying the 10 Speed gruppos, not so fast as we want, but there is not any problem with the 10 Speed gruppos."
	December 10, 1999--Can't find Atlanta rims in your local shop?  They're having production problems, and they can't even find them at the factory in Vicenza.  Maybe in 2000?
	December 10, 1999--Carbon brakes are a sham!  That's what we're hearing now.  The so-called "carbon" calipers were actually just regular Record brakes with a decal or coating added to make them look like carbon fiber.
	Great photo of the new Daytona gruppo.  Click on the thumbnail for a larger version.
	Here's a link to some interesting photos and info about the Y2K Record gruppo: http://www.cbike.com/Recordcomp.htm
	October 10, 1999:  We don't subscribe to Bicycling Magazine, but we happened to see it at the dentist's office this week.  It's worth mentioning here that the folks at BM picked the ProFit pedal as the road pedal they would most like to use, citing among other attributes its low weight and wide, steady cleat platform.
	October 10, 1999:  Jeff Kratka, a longtime friend of Campagnolo Only, has left the employ of Campagnolo USA.  We wish him well in his future endeavors, and hope that his vast knowledge of the world's best cycling equipment is put to good use in his next gig.  Watch for a new feature at Campagnolo Only: "Ask Jeff Kratka--Answers to Reader's Questions"
	Bicycling Magazine picked the ten-speed gruppo as one of the top items at the recent Interbike show in Las Vegas.  Click here to read their story.
	October 7:  Reader Neil Aldridge sent these details about the Y2K lineup:

Record 10spd (9spd group also available)

	Rear derailleur:187g (carbon) 9spd alloy (see photo at right): 213g
	Rear(long cage):193g
	Front derailleur:91g(braze-on)104g(clip-on)
	Ergopower:342g
	Steel/Ti sprockets:192g (11/21,11/23,12/25,13/26,13/29) 9pd:182g
	Titanium sprockets:156g(11/23,12/25,13/26,13/29) 9spd:132g
	Chain:279g (Perma-Link special joining link pins) 9spd:300g
	Crankset:632g
	Brakes:346g (in catalogue wording,355g in tech specs. which to believe!)
	Carbon seatpost:180g
	Titanium seatpost:196g
	1 1/8" threadless headset:118g (no hiddenset in catalogue!)

 Chorus 10spd (9spd group also available)

	Rear derailleur:209g (9spd 227g)
	Rear(long cage):215g
	Front derailleur:89g(braze-on)102g(clip-on)
	Ergopower:365g
	Steel sprockets:224g (11/23,12/25,13/26,13/29) 9spd:197g
	Titanium sprockets(Record):156g(11/23,12/25,13/26,13/29)
	Chain(Record):279g (Perma-Link special joining link pins)
	Crankset:667g
	Steel seatpost:230g (looks like Ti seatpost)

 No new wheels except Ghibli disc is now 9spd(with 10spd spacing)

A few surprises in promised and actual weights ie sprockets.

Record rear derailleur Source: Bicycling Magazine September 3 Update: Ten Speed Is Coming!  Thanks to reader Bas Dunnebier for directing us to the German online magazine Messenews 2000, which published these photos of Campagnolo's 10-speed Ergo levers and cassette.  According to Messenews, 10-speed parts will be shipped this year, starting in September.  The chain gets narrower (6.1mm), with a revised outside plate design.  The cogs move closer together (4.15mm); at the front, the big chainring moves inward toward the small chainring.9-speed will be available in the Record and Chorus lines next year, but it may go the way of 8-speed in 2001.  The 10-speed cassette will fit on your existing 9-speed hub, but you'll need the new chain, the 10-speed cogs, the levers, and a new 10-speed-compatible derailleur.  Good news for riders in hilly country:  10-speed will come with an available 29T cog, eliminating the need for a triple crankset for many riders.  Ergobrain will be available in 2 versions. The top version will offer not only all the usual plus cadence but also a back-lit display, cadence zone settings with warning option.  Thanks also to reader Sebastian for passing this info along.

10-speed Record Ergo levers	10-speed cassette

	Carbon Brakes: Best Photo Yet  Thanks to reader Richard Robinson for the best photos of the upcoming Record carbon brakeset.  Click on the image to see a larger version.
	Rumor update: Campagnolo's '00 lineup:   Campagnolo will release the Ergobrain Computer, its features are: Speed, Distance, Average speed, Totall distance, Time, Your gear combination (52/14), Your pedaling frequency (there is a magnet in the Pro Fit pedal, your gear in meters, an memory for earlier used wheels, A Stopwatch with a special traject timing, An EEPROM for remembering data while changing the battery and an automatic reprogramming for the chosen cassette. The Record groupset will have an Carbon Seatpost (180 gr) The Record headset will be available in 1 1/8 inch and for frames with a 44 mm headtube. The Record rear derailleur is renewed, with the adjustment screws at the bottom, and a greater reach. The Record brakes will have more Ti-bits and new brakepads. The Chorus groupset will gave a record-type fronthub, a new rear derailleur, a new steel seatpost and new brakepads. The Athena and Avanti groupsets will be gone. The Veloce groupset will stay the same. The Mirage groupset will have new ergopower levers, in black composite. The Proton and Zonda weelset will disappear. The Daytona groupset looks very good by the way. Thanks to reader Patrick for these rumors!
	Record 2000 rumors:  Record has a new completely hidden threadless headset and a revamped rear derailler. Thanks to a reader from Australia for this item.
	Rumor update: August 10,1999:  What's up with the carbon brakes and crankset? It has been pointed out by many readers that Mario Cippolini's Cannondale uses CODA cranks (made of machined aluminum); these readers feel the "carbon" cranks are really just black-colored CODA aluminum.  However, we've heard from enough readers who claim to have seen and ridden the new carbon cranks that we believe they're really out there.  Given that several independent manufacturers are already offering carbon cranks (to generally good reviews) it wouldn't be a stretch should Campy offer their own model. However, read the item below:
	Just a quick note to say that (If you did not know), Campagnolo have not yet produced a carbon brakeset (as far as I know). The photo of Mario with these on his bike is not all it seems, I showed it to a friend who has just got back from france (and the tour), and he told me that in fact they were 'ugly' carbon stickers on his record brakeset, although whether campy will come out with carbon brakes I dont know. On a similar note, he said that the cranks he was using seemed to be standard Coda, with yet more carbon stickers on, although he was not as sure of this as he was about the brakeset.  From reader Simon C.
	Ten-speed cassette? That's the rumor we hear from Australia, where a local bikeshop owner who often hears of things way ahead of time has heard of, well, just that: a ten-speed cassette for 2000. According to the source, the overall width of the cassette stays the same, but the cogs get closer together.
	Campagnolo is road-testing several new additions to the Record gruppo, including a carbon fiber crankset and brake calipers to complement the Record carbon Ergo levers. One reader is test-riding a prototype, and wrote to say it's very attractive and works very well. However, rumor now has it (as of July 6) that the new cranks and brakeset will not be released until 2001 (perhaps they're not Y2K compliant?) The only new addition for next year may be the release (finally) of the integrated cyclecomputer (to be operated by those non-functioning buttons on this year's Record lever hoods), a carbon seatpost to replace this year's excellent Ti model (why?!), and a rear derailleur with more titanium bits in it.
	Shown in the photo at left is Mario Cippolini winning a sprint in this year's Giro d'Italia. We've blown up the image of his distinctive black carbon fiber brake calipers and his crankset, which is also black and--rumor has it--made of carbon fiber.
	Campagnolo is also rumored to be testing a hollow-armed aluminum crankset. Readers of this site will recall that he blasted Shimano's hollow crankset--let's see how Campy does with theirs.
	Campagnolo will offer a new gruppo next year. Called Daytona, it will replace Athena, Veloce, and Mirage. Here are several photos from the French press--watch soon for more information.

	Reader Henrik, a frequent contributor (see his photos of Marco Pantani's bike), sent the following: "Marco Pantani is taking a break from cycling! He is recording a CD !!! I don't know if it is his own songs or what- but it will be for sale at Christmas time in Italy! While not in the studio- he is riding his new Harley Davidson- it must be a special very low ride model! Campagnolo Computer? On the new carbon Ergo power levers is a small button with the word "mode" on. The button is placed on the inner side of the right lever- in the black soft rubber. Is Campy working on a computer, and will it reach the market before Shimano's long-awaited system? The danish Casino TdF captain, Bo Hamburger (no joke) will be riding Campy next year as the Casino team has lost its sponsor due to the drug scandals during the Tour. Hamburger will be the new captain for the italian Cantina Tollo team. Campy is really moving foreward now- all the biggest pro teams are riding Campy and among the serious riders I talk to in Denmark there is no doubt right now - Campy is best. Henrik
	As our readers know, we have had problems with the rear wheel on our Proton wheelset. Maybe others have had similar problems--Campagnolo has revised the rear wheel and come out with a "1998 1/2" version. The wheel still has 24 spokes laced to an HPW hub, but the drive-side spokes are now laced in a "cross-2" pattern--different from the first version, which had a "cross-1" lacing. The drive-side spokes have also been changed--they no longer have a flat section at the crossing point. The new spokes are round for their entire length and are reportedly made by DT.  Non-drive-side spokes are laced radially.
	Still more about Ullrich's "Campy" wheels, this time from reader Max: Those wheels of Jan Ullrich in the Tour de France 1997 are called Highlight from Heidenreich in Munich, Germany. Those are the lightest wheels you can get, similar to those with hubs from "tune" by Ulrich Fahl, Germany. I use those, full compatibility to Campagnolo 9 speed on my 7,8 kg Serotta Ti. If you need more information, tell me. See you on the road, Maxe from Heidelberg.
	From reader Thomas: After having seen most of the 1999 line up from Campagnolo I can confirm some rumors. The 1999 Record Ergolever will be fitted with a carbon lever. The one I saw was grey and black though. This will save a total of 36 grams of a set of levers. Further the biggest news of the year will be a new set of wheels called Nucleon 1999. These wheels were used by Marco Pantani during the Tour de France and has black hubs!!!! The wheels does not have any spoke nipples, only small nuts hidden inside the rim. They come with alu axles and the weight has been shaved down to 1,370 grams for a set (tubular). The Record 99 hubs will have a completely new design and will be 73 grams lighter than the 98 model. Further the Mirage group will be upgraded to 9 speed. The new 1999 Ergolever have small holes in the body and according to unconfirmed rumours Campagnolo is working on a computer a'la Shimano Ultegra.
	Rumors to the contrary, it appears that Suntour will not be producing retro remakes of Nuovo and Super Record parts . . .
	Rumors persist about problems with the new Ergo levers for riders with large hands: One of our readers says, Ullrich and Riis used '97 Record Ergo levers in this year's TdF because they prefer the shape... as most riders with larger hands I know do. Telekom team manager Godefroot said in an interview, " That's what happens when you introduce alterations without consulting the riders. Jan and Bjarne will not use the new shape levers."
	Rumor confirmed! Check out the official Campagnolo site for details on the new Record levers in carbon fiber.
	New for 1999! One of our readers passed along the following: "Last week I was at Marinoni bicycles a distributor for Campy parts in eastern Canada and I saw some of the 99 Campy parts. Athena and Veloce get Record's 98 Ergopower shifters. Record gets a new superlight titanium finish rear hub and Ergopower levers can be ordered with carbon fibre brake levers, a cool carbon gold black weave similiar to Kestrel"
	Rumor confirmed! Pantani used a gutted lefthand Ergo lever throughout the Tour de France this year, opting to use a downtube shifter for the front. Read the next item . . . and see photos of Pantani's bike here.
	One of our readers, Henrik, had a chance to see Pantani at a post-Tour race. He writes, "I got close to Pantani's bike and had a chance to lift it-- and it is very, very light. You are right about the Ergo lever: It's empty. He used a PMP titanium seatpost, but nothing else to notice. I took some pictures of the bike and his team mate Fontanellis to compare the two frame designs. Pantani won the race- I was in the third group, 13 minutes after!!! He is a very impresive rider, he got away from the bunch with 1 km to go on a flat road, and got home alone. Henrik"
	Note to our Readers: We previously published a rumor the Cofidis had switched to Campy during this year's Tour de France. For the record, they have campaigned the entire season with Campy.
	"As you may have noticed then both Riis and Ulrich are using the 97 model of Record Ergo levers. The reason for that is unknown as more or less all other Campagnolo equipped riders use the new lighter Record 98." Submitted by Thomas Villadsen
	One of our readers was on the scene at the Giro d'Italia and reports that speedster Mario Cippolini was using 8-speed equipment exclusively. Maybe he's afraid that 9-speed can't handle the power of his huge sprint?
	Several readers have spotted a unique Campy crankset on Laurent Jalabert's current bike. Henrik writes, "Is Laurent Jalabert a super 'gramhead'? A picture from one of the spring classics shows that 'Jaja' has a special right pedal arm (Record). 4 of the arms that holds the 2 chainwheels has long holes. Is it a Campy prototype??? Or is it just 'home made' weight saving? In the good old days riders used to drill out brake levers, gear controllers and pedalarms on their record and super record gruppos."
	Pro-Fit pedals will arrive in stores in September, according to our sources at Pastahead Central. Campy is waiting until full production is ready, rather than introducing the pedals on a limited basis. Watch for a complete road test at this site.
	Rumors continue to circulate about Jan Ullrich's 1997 Tour-winning wheels. Here is the latest, submitted by Thomas Villadsen: "This is in response to the rumour regarding Jan Ulrich's wheels. The truth is that Jan Ulrich started the Tour on a set of Campa wheels (Bora) and when he got the yellow jersey he was given a pair of carbon wheels, but it was not a pair of ADA wheels. The manufacturer is a small company in Munich called Lightweight. It is almost impossibly to see the difference and the performance is also almost the same. The Lightweight wheels, however, is a little less expensive at aprox. DEM 3,600.00 / set." Who really made Jan's wheels? One thing seems certain: It was NOT Campagnolo, and their current ad campaign is a bit misleading on this point.
	Who really invented Ergopower? Reader X submitted this: "I must set the record straight. Ing. Romano was head of the Technical Dep. when the Ergopower came out (since he has been fired in what turned out to be a messy situation since lawsuits were involved but things were settled out of court) but the real inventor was Giuseppe Dal Prà. Just to set the record straight."
	"The ONCE team is also riding on Campy - therefore Jalabert will be riding Campy (it is the first time I can remember him riding Campy)." (Submitted by X)
	Jan Ulrich was using a wheelset called ADA during the tour-- NOT a Campy wheelset (as photos might suggest). The wheelset is extremely light and expensive - front wheel is about 400 g, and rear is 550, without QR, though. The price is an incredible 1000£ - each! (Submitted by enggaard@email.dk )
	Campagnolo will not be selling the new steel-shaft Record seatpost this year. quality problems at the factory forced them to remove it from the lineup. '98 record gruppos are shipping with the '97 aluminum version.
	Similar problems are forcing the delay of the release of the new Pro-Fit pedals. Rumor has it that the tension adjusting screws are the culprit. Look for the pedals to arrive in September of this year.
	Is SunTour returning to the road? Reader Phil submitted the following: "I have been in contact with the people at SR-Suntour. One of their reps told me that Suntour is thinking seriously about re-introducing the Superbe Pro in an 8 speed and 9 speed version using Campy Ergo Levers. The difference is that Suntour thinks that they can make a 9 speed, Campy compatible, Freewheel! Also there is a possiblity that Suntour is going to produce and market a drop rear derailleur, front derailleur, Crank, Friction shifter and crank modeled after the old Campy NR and market these as "Retro" or "Classic" components. This should be good news for riders of older Campy stuff who are looking for replacement parts. The use of Ergo by another company is good news for Campy fans because it means that Campy is winning the war in setting standard which other companies adopt."
	Reader Henrik turned in this updated list of the Euro pro teams using Campagnolo in the '98 season: The Shimano domination in the "pro peloton" is over now!   Here are the Campy teams among the top 20 teams:   3.Telekom Pinarello 4.Once Giant 6.Banesto Pinarello 9.Saeco Cannondale (Campy/coda) 11.Lotto Vitus 14.Cofidis Fondriest 16.Vitalico Olmo 18.Mercantone Uno Bianchi 19.Kelme Gios 20.Cantina Tollo Pinarello   Team no. 8 (Gan) are using Mavic/Shimano
	For more information on the above, Check out Campy's official site.
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SPINERGY ANNOUNCES CAMPAGNOLO 9-SPEED COMPATIBILITY  Wilton, CT - February 2, 1998 - Spinergy announced today they have a new wheel and cassette available which is fully compatible with Campagnolo's 9-speed shifting systems. The wheel has a standard Shimano freehub body and is spaced to accommodate the wider Campagnolo cassette spacing. The key to the system is the cassette. Manufactured by Cycle Dynamics to Spinergy's specifications, the cassette is made completely of 6/4 Titanium. The cassette's spline pattern fits on the Shimano freehub body, but is spaced for Campagnolo 9-speed and will only work with Spinergy's Campagnolo-compatible wheels. The cassettes feature shifting ramps and tooth profiles licensed from Shimano which greatly aid in shifting. The system was developed with and has been used successfully by Team Saeco/Cannondale. The wheel will also accept all Shimano 8- and 9-speed cassettes. If a Shimano cluster is used, the derailleur will need to be adjusted to accommodate the freehub body being farther away from the frame's dropout than it would normally be. Suggested retail in the US for the wheels is the same as the Shimano-compatible wheels, $775 per set for standard rev-X, and $995 per set for Super Stiff and X-tra lite. The cassettes will retail in the US for $199. For more information, contact your local Spinergy dealer.
	Retrofit of 8 Speed Fliud Dynamic Wheelset to 9 speed is not recommended due to potential derailleur/spoke interference. New Fluid Dynamic Wheelsets have different hub design.
	There's a persistent rumor among afficionadoes of professional cycling that teams using ShimaNO have been disabling the lefthand (front) STI levers, and using a downtube lever instead. Seems the riders don't like the "indexed" shifting of the STI lever. They can't remove the STI lever, so they leave it there.
	Team Roslotto, a joint team between Russia and Italy has disbanded. So where are all of the beautiful Bianchis equipped with Campagnolo components going? To Mercatone Uno. That means that Marco Pantani will be riding Campagnolo again instead of Shimano. (Submitted by Bradley A.)
	Most Shimano sponsored teams are using Campagnolo C9 chains with their 9 speed Dura Ace. It seems that the reliability of the Shimano product is so bad that they would prefer to BUY Campagnolo. (Submitted by sspielman@skipjack.bluecrab.org)
	It is not a rumor some Shimano riders disable the left STI lever. They replace it with a regular brake lever. For proof look at several pictures in the January issue of Cycle Sport magazine. Laurent Jalabert of ONCE is seen riding this set-up. Several other riders also are pictured using this set-up too.
	Shitmano just got more competition in the mountian bike componant business. Check out this new web site: http://www.srsuntour.com Suntour is back! But they have no road bike groupos. They must be afraid that Campy would bury them. (Submitted by mcbrayer@mailexcite.com)
	Sources inside Cannondale confirm that the company (which will supply Campy-equipped rides to Mario Cippolini and company this year) will introduce Campy Veloce on a 98 mid-season bike. This is a change for CannondaIe, which hasn't spec'd any Campy since 94.