Campagnolo 2009 11-speed group sets, Chorus and Record are going to cost almost exactly as much as the 10-speed 2008 gruppos. This will make spending your entire paycheck(s) easier, since you already know how much you are going to have to pony up to decorate your favorite frame in fine Italian jewelry. Velonews has good technical explanations of the 2009 Campy 11-speed Chorus versus Record differences. And on the Velonews site, you can also read about the new Super Record. If you want to hear and see the new Super Record components, Brian from Campagnolo explains the 2009 Super Record groupset in a video on Roadbikereview.com. If you owned or remember Super Record, first introduced in 1973 by Campy, forget the trip down memory lane. The new 2009 gruppo looks, weighs, and performs nothing like the old one. (Jump for more info. and photos.)
*Start drinking coffee and cutting down on sleep if you plan on entering the Wheelgirl 2008 T-shirt Design Contest. You have 48 hours left to try to win the set of Phil Wood track hubs.
Photos of Record 11-Speed rear derailleur lifted from the Velonews site, which in turn, were courtesy of Campagnolo. Super Record cassette photo lifted from Brian's Super Record video.
With an 11-23 cassette, Chorus weighs in at 2145 grams, Record at 2015 grams, and Super Record weighs 1964 grams. Chorus for 2009 is going to cost the exact same, and Record is expected to decrease in cost by 2 percent. (Hello?!). Campy is going to offer a 4-year warranty for these groupsets. (This helps greatly to increase consumer confidence.) In terms of offerings, you can opt for a Chorus, Record, or Super Record compact crankset and 11-23T, 11-25T, 12-25T and 12-27T 11-speed cassettes. So, weekend warriors you no longer have a good excuse to put your money into a 401K. My dear bike mechanics, please note that Campy is requiring a specialized chain tool for the 2009 11-speed chains. So, keep that in mind when you budgeting for the bench. Oh, also for bike mechanics, get yourself two slices of pizza today, according to BikeRadar, "Campagnolo’s entry-level Mirage and Xenon group sets will be discontinued."
