After 20 years of trial and error Campagnolo one of the most famous names in cycling components has released it’s first true production electronic groupset. The EPS system (electric power shift) has been under the microscope and leaked in the press over the last 2 years as it neared completion and Campagnolo are now happy with the end product and that it meets all of their requirements in reliability, looks and performance. First impressions are also great after the crew at Bicycle took a day out to try the system for themselves. The shift is fast and smooth with a very positive feel to the shift lever and thumb trigger. You can view battery charge level and enter adjustment mode without taking your hands off the hoods, there is a multi shift on offer as well as single gear and even a ride home mode if you should ever be unlucky enough to get caught out by a flat battery. This is an incredible groupset of typical campy standard, pop in for more info or give us a call.

Castelli traces its roots back to 1876 and a fine tailor, Vittore Gianni, in the heart of Milan. Through the years, Vittore Gianni clothed AC Milan, Juventus, and the Milan Ballet. The first cycling clothing was made in the 1910s for the five-time Giro champion Alfredo Binda. Maurizio Castelli was born in 1948, and grew up following the races of Fausto Coppi, a close friend with Maurizio’s father who was then owner of Vittore Gianni. Coppi always wore Vittore Gianni clothing, including the first silk skin suits designed for Fausto’s time trials. That famous photo of Coppi and Bartali sharing a water bottle while climbing the Col d’Izoard? Yep, both are wearing our jerseys.

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After a brief but promising cycling career, Maurizio created his eponymous brand in 1974 and a series of firsts would follow: the first Lycra shorts used in racing and sold to the public, the first colored shorts, the first sublimation printed jerseys, the first synthetic winter clothing, the first use of windproof membranes, the first hydrophilic fabric treatments, the first anatomic seatpad, the lightest jersey ever produced, and the most aerodynamic jersey ever produced. Maurizio’s vision was to be at the forefront of technology, performance and design. Maurizio Castelli died in 1995 while cycling up the Cipressa climb, the next-to-last hill in the Milano-San Remo course.

Today, Castelli is dedicated to continuing Maurizio’s dream: to create the most innovative clothing for the cyclist seeking maximum performance.