Y2K Gruppos

Thanks to reader Richard Robinson, here are the first photos we've seen (as of August 1999) of the 2000 gruppos--including the brand-new Campagnolo "ErgoBrain" computer! All of these photos were scanned from a Japanese magazine, so we can't offer any help on what the text says, but the pictures speak for themselves. (If anyone out there can translate, please Email us!)

Just added: This photo from the German online magazine Messenews of the ErgoBrain Computer:

ErgoBrain

Click on any of these thumbnails for a larger version. To read our Rumors about the 2000 lines and beyond, click here. Added Sept. 2: Photos of the new ten-speed Ergo levers and cassettes. Find them on the Rumors page!


Photo above: Various parts. Below: The new Daytona gruppo	Photo above: Close-up of the Daytona crankset. Below: the EroBrain computer.	Photo above: The new Daytona headsets, in standard threadless and new "HiddenSet" threadless versions. Below: Parts of the 2000 Record brakeset.

The specs for the new Daytona 2000 gruppo:

	Front Derailleur - 94g
	Rear Derailleur - 239g
	Shifters - 400g
	Brakes - 378g
	Chain - 222g
	Front Hub - 193g
	Back Hub - 337g
	Cog Set - 196g
	BB - 319g
	Cranks (172.5) - 443g

The following specs for the Record 2000 gruppo which have been reduced from the '99 gruppo:

        Rear Derailleur - 209g

        Brakes - 355g

        Carbon Seat Post - 180g

        "hiddenset" threadless headset - 110g

        The Record Groupo will also have a 1 1/8" Threadless headset - 118