Campy Centaur or Chorus?

lob said:

seems to me that they are much of a muchness. for example the hubs have the same bearings and the mechs are pretty much identical.

price is more or less double from my retailer.

is there any reason to go for the chorus other than pose value? (i'm having a custom olmo millenium frame built).

thks,
lob

Aside from lighter components (about 190g difference), I'd say none.

e_guevara said:

Aside from lighter components (about 190g difference), I'd say none.

Well, the chorus shifers have ball bearings rather than bushings,but other that and some weight, it's likely a wash unless you need the poseur or bling points.

boudreaux said:

Well, the chorus shifers have ball bearings rather than bushings,but other that and some weight, it's likely a wash unless you need the poseur or bling points.

cheers guys

you reckon the bottom bracket and headsets are the same quality?

lob said:

cheers guys

you reckon the bottom bracket and headsets are the same quality?

Chorus BB was much better.The Centaur supposedly got upgraded for 05. I wouldn't even use a campy HS, even record.Had 2 and they both suck big ones.

When I looked at Centaur, Chorus, and Record two years ago, I found definite construction differences between Chorus and Centaur - more bearings, bearings instead of bushings, that sort of thing. Chorus had three bearings in the pedals, while Centaur had two. Chorus was definitely built to last longer. Going Chorus to Record, the only differences were materials - titanium and CF instead of steel and aluminum in certain locations.

The price difference between Centaur and Chorus was not that great, while the price difference between Chorus and Record was substantial. So I bought Chorus. Have had two years of trouble free cycling out of that group. Not even the slightest problem.