Campagnolo EPS

[JRTinMA]

Has anybody had a chance to ride the new Campy EPS? I'm building a new bike and was going to roll Super Record but the LBS has me thinking EPS? Magazine reviews look good but I'm looking for any real world experience.

Thanks

 

[Oldman]

After watching two separate guys with electronic shifting leave a race (one Campy, one Shimano) I'm leaning toward Campy 11 Record or SR. Less obsolescence and no breakdowns.

 

[42x16ss]

I recently tried out the Athena EPS and was pleasantly surprised. It works beautifully and isn't too heavy - a (relative) performance bargain. If you need cash for a few extra goodies along with your new group I recommend it.

 

[gregod]

i've tried EPS and I loved it, but opted for a mix of Super Record and Record.

while EPS feels better than the shimano equivalent, both worked really well when i tested them. the reason i decided to go with analog campy was mainly looks, but fiddling with charging was also a consideration. when campy comes out with a wireless EPS in the next year or so, I will be buying that, though.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Has anybody had a chance to ride the new Campy EPS? I'm building a new bike and was going to roll Super Record but the LBS has me thinking EPS? Magazine reviews look good but I'm looking for any real world experience.

Thanks

Installed more than a few, have Record EPS on a demo bike. It works great, hardest part is stringing the cables if your frame has internal woring.

Pricy if you fall and kill a RD or lever.

Ain't gonna have wireless anytime soon. Even if it is, the ders will still be hardwired to a power source.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

After watching two separate guys with electronic shifting leave a race (one Campy, one Shimano) I'm leaning toward Campy 11 Record or SR. Less obsolescence and no breakdowns.

Guess never seen a broken der cable on a bike inna race? How about a puncture..there are solid tires out there ya know.

 

[Oldman]

Guess never seen a broken der cable on a bike inna race? How about a puncture..there are solid tires out there ya know.

Had a broken cable...while in the front group at Olympic trials. DuraAce lever chewed the end off it leaving me nothing but the 12 cog and have ridden Campy ever since with zero defects.
Had a puncture the next year...at the Olympic trials and waited 3 minutes for the Mavic service car to pass me a spare after the service bikes stayed with the front of the field. When you don't wear a pro jersey you don't count.

Have seen multiple folks swear at the start of a race because they didn't bring a spare battery.

 

[ElChingon]

Jeeze, some people, I've raced with broken or no shifting and yes a bad battery. If you want to really race you'll race no matter what, I mean when's the last time you shifted in a Track Race... I've seen guys finish a race with a broken seat post.

There's those that never give up and quiters.

 

[JRTinMA]

Installed more than a few, have Record EPS on a demo bike. It works great, hardest part is stringing the cables if your frame has internal woring.

Pricy if you fall and kill a RD or lever.

Ain't gonna have wireless anytime soon. Even if it is, the ders will still be hardwired to a power source.

Thanks and thanks to all that replied! I'm going to go EPS. The frame has to be ordered with an electronic or mechanical build option. I'm guessing it will be internal. If I can figure out how to post a pic I will upload one when its built.

 

[gregod]

Installed more than a few, have Record EPS on a demo bike. It works great, hardest part is stringing the cables if your frame has internal woring.

Pricy if you fall and kill a RD or lever.

Ain't gonna have wireless anytime soon. Even if it is, the ders will still be hardwired to a power source.

i'm sure you are more informed than i am, but i could have sworn i read somewhere that campy already had a working wireless system that they were just waiting for the right time to roll out.

 

[Bustedknuckle]

i'm sure you are more informed than i am, but i could have sworn i read somewhere that campy already had a working wireless system that they were just waiting for the right time to roll out.

I have 'heard' that shimano has perfected a 12 shifting system and Campagnolo has a grip shift type MTB group also...

We'll see but I don't see anything that wireless will bring to the table. AND the ders still need to be powered(probably with wires still, ain't gonna be batteries in the ders), as will the levers to transmit a signal.

All you would be eliminating is the wire from the powerunit/battery to the levers..don't see how that would be better.

 

[Parrulo]

Imo wireless is completely pointless. All you are doing is adding a new source of possible problems to the system for what benefit?

 

[kuoirad]

Imo wireless is completely pointless. All you are doing is adding a new source of possible problems to the system for what benefit?

This times infinity. Wireless is not always better.

 

[King Boonen]

The only way wireless would be any better would be if it were completely wireless, so separate batteries in each mech and shifter. I can't see that happening in the next 10 years at least.

 

[Ruby60]

Check out this company: Tiso
They have a 12 speed wireless system....
So a battery for each "shifter button", a battery for the front derr., and a battery for the rear derr.... 4 batteries to keep tabs on... or maybe three if the derr's are "wired" to a power source.

Thought about EPS long and hard, but too much trouble...I'm keeping my non-electric campy system.

 

[kuoirad]

The only way wireless would be any better would be if it were completely wireless, so separate batteries in each mech and shifter. I can't see that happening in the next 10 years at least.

I would argue that it's *not* better like that - more of a pain to deal with. Also potentially more exposed to interference issues than hardwiring would be.

It's a solution in search of a problem. It could be argued that electronic shifting is as well, but...

 

[Oldman]

I would argue that it's *not* better like that - more of a pain to deal with. Also potentially more exposed to interference issues than hardwiring would be.

It's a solution in search of a problem. It could be argued that electronic shifting is as well, but...

My point originally that somehow morphed into dialogue about finishing races under any condition...

 

[winkybiker]

This times infinity. Wireless is not always better.

But imagine the fun you could have shifting your buddy's gears. He's just hit the ramp on the Kemmelburg? Let's snick it onto the big ring for him. There would be an app for that!