Campagnolo cables and housing were already performing better than those of our competitors but they have now been yet further improved over the last few years.

Campagnolo has reaffirmed its decision to opt for a stainless-steel cable without surface treatment that runs inside housing in attrition-free material lubricated with special grease. Tefloning the cable did not in fact provide the required long-term performance. Improving the raw material and the system of lubrication of the housing has made the cable run 50% more smoothly than was the case with the previous system. Laboratory tests have demonstrated unparalleled low levels of friction. The attrition value of the Campagnolo cable and housing assembly was a constant 20-22 N in the most critical point, the initial detachment. This value is incredible when one considers that certain systems of our competitors have attrition values of around 130-140 N. It must be emphasized that to obtain the smoothest results the Campagnolo cable and housing assembly must always be used together and any mix of material must be avoided.