Sometimes Campy gets boring. Been there, done that. Everyone's got Campy. It's interesting to see bikes with less common equipment. My MKM Metcalfe Tour de France is nearly completed with all Suntour Superbe (1st generation). I'm gradually assembling a set of Zeus I'll put on some frame or other. My Stout has a wonderful mix and match approach, with zero Campy, zero Suntour and zero Shimano.
There's lot's of fine gear out there, much of it equal or superior to Campy. (Inexpensive Suntour derailleurs come to mind -- much better shifting the Nuovo Record or Super Record!). Campy simply had better marketing and better snob factor. By the mid 70s it no longer had equipment that was always better. So IMHO there are lots of reasons besides price to buy something other than Campy.
Cheers!
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
> Chuckissimo wrote
> " Call me elitist (i don't mind in the least) but I've never understood
> why anyone would want to buy a copy of Campagnolo instead of the
> original? Was it just about price?"