Campagnolo
Campagnolo is a Italian manufacturer of bicycle components with headquarters in Vicenza, Italy. These components are generally organized and sold as groupsets intended to be supplied as a near complete collection of a bicycle's mechanical parts.Founded by Tullio Campagnolo, the company began manufacturing in 1933 in a small Vicenza workshop. The founder was an accomplished bicycle racer in Italy in the 1920s and he conceived of several innovative ideas while racing which later turned into revolutionary cycling products, such as a quick release mechanism for bicycle wheels and the patented "rod" gear.
Campagnolo focuses exclusively on road cycling and track cycling. Its primary competitor, Shimano in Japan, produces both road and mountain bicycling components.
Current groupsets: (in approximately descending order of price and quality)
- Record (and Record Pista for track use)
- Chorus
- Centaur
- Veloce
- Mirage
- Xenon