Campagnolo Athena Review
For generations Campagnolo have been the leading manufacturer of cycling products, each product they have produced has been a revelation to professional and enthusiastic cyclists. And the Campagnolo Athena is a continuation of the Italian Masters innovative and unique design, and the complete redesign of this chainset can be seen at the first glance. This all-alloy chainset possess a host of features unfound on any other chainset component today. It features a forged aluminium, lightweight crank spider that is light in weight whilst remaining one of the stiffest available for cyclists. It is the stiffness which makes the Athena one of the best chainsets Campagnolo has ever produced, the overall rigidity of the chainset guarantees maximum power transfer between the cyclist and the wheel. With our intensive tests showing no power loss at any point, this improved power transfer guarantees that a cyclist performance is greatly improved.
The chainset also features Campagnolo’s UltraTorque two-piece bracket axle, also efficiently transfer power. Also, featured on the Campagnolo Athena is the newly redesigned light alloy chainrings, with silver anodization making them extremely durable. More importantly, these new chainrings offer a greater level of rigidity, also improving the power transfer between the cyclist and the wheels ensuring that the cyclist reaches blistering speeds with less effort required. While the outer chainring has been equipped with 8 pins, this unique devise has guaranteed that cyclists get a more precise ascent of the chain, not found on any other chainset today. Athena’s chainring also includes Campagnolo’s innovative XPSS (Extreme Performance Shifting) system; this provides the rider with efficient and exceptionally quick shifting even during intensive pedalling sessions. Another great feature of the Athena chainset is the seat of ball bearings, placed in the perfect position they reduce friction making the chainset extremely smooth. While the optimised U and Q factors make the Athena one of the most comfortable chainsets. There are no faults to Campagnolo’s latest chainset, the rigidity of the chainset, the efficient shifting and the unbelievable lightness (736 grams) guarantees an improved performance for the cyclist unfound on any other chainset to date.
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