How Much Better Have Bikes Got In 50 Years? | Retro Vs Modern Campagnolo Edition

We know that bike technology has changed a lot in the last 50 years, but how much? And beyond the tech, how does a modern bike with the latest wireless Campagnolo Super Record compare to the iconic Nuovo Record, ridden by the legend Eddy Merckx? Does it have the same soul? Si takes out two bikes to compare them.

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00:00 Intro: comparing today's top tech with 50-year-old tech
00:53 Campagnolo's latest wireless groupset - the Super Record Wireless
02:02 How will we compare the bikes?
02:30 Modern Bike: The Condor
03:26 Retro Bike: Our 1969 Race Bike Replica
05:05 Test 1, Part 1: The Leg Shredder Climb - Modern Bike
09:00 Test 1, Part 2: The Leg Shredder Climb - Retro Bike
12:15 The significance of the Nuovo Record Groupset
13:55 Test 2: The Time Trial
17:46 Conclusions: What gives a bike it's 'soul'?

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