Campagnolo Potenza 11 Speed Groupset Review

• Campagnolo’s brand new Potenza 11 speed groupset takes many of its features from Campy’s top end Record and Super Record groupsets. Potenza offers the same high performance that you would expect from Campagnolo at an exceptionally low price. Its strength will help you power your way to the finish line. Potenza is an Italian noun meaning strength or power. It is designed around the same strengths that made the high-end carbon groupsets function so well: lightning fast shifting, state of the art technology, fantastic ergonomics, and Campagnolo performance and reliability. Crankset: The Potenza chainset is made from hollow forged aluminium that offers high performance at an incredibly light weight. Material: Hollow forged aluminium The left crank now includes a built-in extractor, so there is no longer a need for a purpose-built tool to remove the cranks Hollow crankset The same BCD matches all different chainrings New “Power Torque +™” System Bottom bracket not included Weight: 775g Shifters: The Potenza 11 Ergopower shifters offer an amazing amount of technology and sophistication for a groupset at this price point. With your hands around the Potenza 11 shifters you can rest assured you are in perfect control no matter what the road throws in front of you.  Multi-shifting technology allows you to upshift up to 3 gears at a time Ergopower shifters maintain the fantastic ergonomics of the entire Campagnolo 11 speed line Hypoallergenic silicone material hoods offer even better grip and comfort Weight: 372g Rear Derailleur The Potenza 11 speed rear derailleur incorporates top-end performance and technology to make it one of the best performing front derailleurs on the market. It is now also incredibly versatile thanks to the fact that it is offered in a medium cage that works flawlessly with the new 11-32 cassette. Upper body in ultra-light techno polymer reinforced with glass fibre Multi-shifting technology allows you to upshift up to 3 gears at a time Embrace technology for better drivetrain efficiency Weight: 209g Front Derailleur The Potenza 11 front derailleur features many of the same technologies found in Campagnolo’s top-level groupsets to offer the best shifting experience possible. Braze-On High-End design New one piece steel cage New cage mounting position New rod design Weight: 94g Brake Set Campagnolo’s Potenza 11 groupset is definitely capable of pushing you ahead of the competition but the stopping power, modulation and reliability of the brakes will keep you in control and aid you in leaving the rest behind. Dual pivot design Skeleton design saves weight Weight: 319g Cassette These new cassettes feature a triple sprocket and 8 single sprockets with aluminium spacers. New cassette spider design Lightweight Chain The Potenza groupset uses a Chorus level chain. It features a 5.5mm thickness that has been combined with new materials and a special anti-friction treatment to permit outstanding fluidity. Ultra-Link™ chain link connecting system Ultra-Link™ chain links Special steel links Antifriction NI-PTFE™ treatment  
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