Reader's Bikes: Daniel's Electronic Look

Reader Daniel A sent this photo of his Record EPS-equipped Look 675, which looks fast just sitting there.

To see your Campy-equipped bike here, email a photo or two to enorris [at] campyonly [dot] com

Campagnolo's New Wheels Get Faster By Getting ... Fatter

The folks at BikeRumor.com report that Campagnolo's new wheels are getting more aero in part by accommodating wider tires. Can it be that iconoclasts like Jan Heine had it right all along?

Fatties Fit Fine?

Read about it here: http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/07/18/campagnolo-bora-carbon-wheels-get-wider-lighter-plus-new-braking-surface-w-shamal-mille/

Today's Retro Shots: Campy BMX Hubs

Campagnolo made a brief foray into the then-exploding area of BMX cycling in the 1980s, producing a mini-gruppo of hubs and crankset (we have one of the single-speed cranksets on our 1970s Motobecane). The parts were available in several anodized colors, including blue and gold.

Reader Warren M sent these photos of this NOS set of low-flange BMX hubs, which are (as he points out) most likely a set of Gran Sport hubs that have been repurposed with bolt-on axles.

For a photo of an "all-Campy" BMX bike from the Campy Only archives, click here.

A Campy-Equipped Classic

OK, this classis René Herse has only a dash of Campy (pedals), but it's such a fantastic machine that it deserves to be seen by any fan of fine bicycles.

More photos and some very in-depth analysis of the finer points of the frame and components over at Jan Heine's blog. Well worth checking out.

Building Up a Merckx

Reader Dan S, whose email address hails from Iowa, is getting ready to build up a classic Merckx.

Nice.

Iowa-Bound and Campy Equipped

From reader Dan S:

My 1976 Proteus Century that I still ride on RAGBRAI.  One of 3 Campy equipped bikes that I have.  Maybe more pictures to follow of the stable.

Great Campagnolo Tattoo!

Campy fan (and friend of Campy Only) Jason Pierce shows off his brand-new ink. Very cool--check out the detail in the close-up photo by clicking on the "More" link.

P.S. Notice Jason's 508 jersey--he is definitely hardcore. When we took this photo, he had just finished riding 200 kilometers on a fixed gear, and it looks like he didn't even break a sweat.