What does it mean when people say that a bike part is "campy"?
I've heard people say "campy hub" and "campy chain", for example.
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8The one exception would be a campy rider... that's something completely different.– Criggie ♦Nov 28, 2015 at 20:52
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1@Criggie Indeed!– zxq9Nov 29, 2015 at 6:13
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Aussies might also say "campag" meaning the same company.– Criggie ♦Nov 29, 2015 at 8:03
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BTW en.wiktionary.org/wiki/campy– NemoNov 29, 2015 at 20:40
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It's an abbreviation for Campagnolo.
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I believe that it may be the US abbreviation for Campagnolo. I believe the UK may say Campag, e.g. in this video. youtube.com/watch?v=5Fx45RBgY4U I'm not certain about Commonwealth countries. Feb 17, 2020 at 14:31
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"Campy" is an affectionate name for Campagnolo, an Italian bicycle parts manufacturer. The reason why you see it specifically mentioned in many cases (whereas you don't see Shimano/SRAM mentioned) is that the parts are rarer (and more expensive) and often incompatible with Shimano/SRAM (though Zinn notes it may be accidentally getting better). Shimano/SRAM have some compatibility with each other (e.g. chains, cassettes, freehubs) and some incompatibility (e.g. shifters), but they're far more incompatible with Campagnolo.
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5Besides which, no one can remember how to spell (or even pronounce) "Campagnolo", whereas Shimano and SRAM are easy. Nov 29, 2015 at 3:41
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5Campagnolo isn't hard to pronounce if you look at the word and actually say it– ebrohmanNov 29, 2015 at 5:18
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3@DanielRHicks "Campagnolo" is no harder to spell or pronounce than "lasagne". Nov 29, 2015 at 10:58
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1@DavidRicherby - Like I said no one (who doesn't deal with the stuff regularly) can remember how to pronounce "Campagnolo". It's generally pronounced as a mumble. Nov 29, 2015 at 15:14
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3This is how it sounds: youtu.be/AVnZ7cWEIcc?t=10s. My friend uses Campa-YOLO and gives 0 f's :)– JerrynoNov 30, 2015 at 9:32