{"id":68808,"date":"2024-09-10T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d3031fb8-9e5f-42c5-9dc9-d7fb35a69b68"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:25:29","slug":"campagnolo-unveils-new-super-record-s-wireless-groupset-at-a-competitive-price-of-4299","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/campagnolo-unveils-new-super-record-s-wireless-groupset-at-a-competitive-price-of-4299\/","title":{"rendered":"Campagnolo unveils new Super Record S Wireless groupset at a “competitive” price of $4,299"},"content":{"rendered":"

New ‘special edition’ groupset brings expanded gearing range, new wheels and slightly cheaper prices <\/p>

By Simon von Bromley\n <\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at 12:00 PM<\/p>

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Campagnolo has announced Super Record S Wireless \u2013 a new Special Edition version of its flagship road bike groupset, Super Record Wireless.<\/p>

The new groupset offers a wider range of gearing choices at \u201ca very competitive price\u201d of \u00a33,526 \/ $4,299 \/ \u20ac3,990.<\/p>

The Italian brand says this lower price was achieved by a \u201cmore moderate use of extreme materials\u201d and a solid, instead of hollow, carbon crankset. Campagnolo claims this adds only 150g to the overall groupset weight.<\/p>

The groupset also debuts a matt black finish, with a new range of \u2018Matt Edition\u2019 Bora WTO and Bora Ultra WTO wheels to match.<\/p>

A cheaper \u2013 but not \u2018cheap\u2019 \u2013 Super Record Wireless<\/h2>
Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless groupset<\/figcaption><\/figure>

In the midst of tough economic times across much of the world, many cyclists have been crying out for more value-focused bikes and gear.<\/p>

In recent years, though, Campagnolo has shifted further towards catering for those shopping at the high end of the road market, phasing out its cheaper electronic road bike groupsets<\/a> such as Record and Chorus EPS<\/a>.<\/p>

The Italian brand retains lower-priced mechanical road bike groupsets<\/a> in its line-up, but with today\u2019s road bikes being increasingly focused on electronics and integration, these have faded in popularity with mainstream brands.<\/p>

When it launched Super Record Wireless<\/a> (\u00a34,499 \/ $5,399 \/ \u20ac5,200) last year, though, Campagnolo noted it had always trickled its flagship technology down to lower-priced groupsets.<\/p>

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The derailleurs look almost identical to existing Super Record Wireless ones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

With Super Record S Wireless, then, we finally have that \u2013 although, at \u00a33,526 \/ $4,299 \/ \u20ac3,990, it\u2019s perhaps not as cheap as many Campagnolo fans were hoping.<\/p>

In comparison, Shimano\u2019s and SRAM\u2019s second-tier electronic road bike groupsets \u2013 Ultegra Di2 R8100<\/a> and Force AXS<\/a> \u2013 cost \u00a32,328 \/ $2,400 and \u00a31,728 \/ $2,176 \/ \u20ac1,952 respectively, at full RRP.<\/p>

In fact, Super Record S Wireless is about as expensive as Shimano and SRAM\u2019s flagship road groupsets, Dura-Ace Di2 R9200<\/a> and Red AXS<\/a>.<\/p>

At RRP, those cost roughly \u00a33,600 \/ $4,300 \/ \u20ac3,460 and \u00a34,090 \/ $4,090 \/ \u20ac4,135 respectively.<\/p>

Of course, RRPs and real-world prices often differ greatly, so we\u2019ll have to wait and see how bikes specced with Super Record S Wireless end up being priced on shop floors.<\/p>

A little more weight<\/h2>
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Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless shifter<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Price aside, the headline changes come in terms of a small amount of added weight and an expanded range of gear options.<\/p>

As previously noted, Campagnolo says Super Record S Wireless is 150g heavier than a standard Super Record Wireless groupset. This is due to the use of slightly cheaper materials and solid, rather than hollow, carbon cranks.<\/p>

Super Record Wireless weighs 2,518g<\/a> for a complete groupset (without a power meter<\/a>), so a Super Record S Wireless groupset should weigh around 2,670g.<\/p>

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The Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless crankset uses a solid, rather than hollow, construction.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

At the time of writing, we don\u2019t have individual component weights, so it\u2019s not clear whether the increases are concentrated in a few parts or spread out more evenly across the groupset.<\/p>

As with pricing, this puts Super Record S Wireless somewhere in between the flagship and second-tier groupsets from Shimano and SRAM.<\/p>

The Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 groupset we tested, for example, weighed 2,579g (including a power meter and bottom bracket), while the latest SRAM Red AXS weighed 2,548g in an equivalent configuration.<\/p>

In contrast, Shimano\u2019s Ultegra Di2 R8100 groupset weighs 2,824g without a power meter and SRAM\u2019s Force AXS groupset weighs 2,922g with its integrated power meter spider.<\/p>

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\ufeffGroupset<\/th>Price<\/th>Weight<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Campagnolo Super Record Wireless<\/td>\u00a34,499 \/ $5,399 \/ \u20ac5,200<\/td>2,520g<\/td>Excluding power meter and bottom bracket<\/td> <\/tr>
Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless<\/td>\u00a33,526 \/ $4,299 \/ \u20ac3,990<\/td>2,670g<\/td>Estimated weight, excluding power meter<\/td> <\/tr>
Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200<\/td>\u00a33,600 \/ $4,300 \/ \u20ac3,460<\/td>2,579g<\/td>Including power meter and bottom bracket<\/td> <\/tr>
Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100<\/td>\u00a32,328 \/ $2,400<\/td>2,824g<\/td>Excluding power meter, including bottom bracket<\/td> <\/tr>
SRAM Red AXS<\/td>\u00a34,090 \/ $4,090 \/ \u20ac4,135<\/td>2,548g<\/td>Including power meter and bottom bracket<\/td> <\/tr>
SRAM Force AXS<\/td>\u00a31,728 \/ $2,176 \/ \u20ac1,952<\/td>2,922g<\/td>Including power meter and bottom bracket<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>