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Bikes vs. The World: Round #1 – Campagnolo vs. Camp Anawana

Posted on 6 November 2005 by cosmo

In what we at Cyclocosm hope to make a regular weekend feature (at least during the off-season), out expert team of analysts will take two similarly-named elements Cycling Culture and Popular Culture and send them into a head-to-head deathmatch from which only one will survive.

This week’s combatants are: Campagnolo and Camp Anawana. Let the games begin!

Category Bike Culture:
Campagnolo
Pop Culture:
Camp Anawana
Winner
Basics: Italian component manufacturer Fictional summer camp from “Salute Your Shorts” Campy; they actually exist
Fan Base: Purists and bike snobs Nostalgic twenty-somethings Draw; both groups are equally repulsive
Longevity: 72 years and counting Two seasons (1991-2) Campy; no contest
Known For: Beautiful, long-lasting componentry Catchy theme song Campy; but closer this time
Hated For: Any parts group below Veloce Instructional Swim Anawana; instructional swim only sucks for an hour
Resident Badass: Piero Da Rin Bobby Budnick Anawana; I still have nightmares about Budnick
Impossible Dream: Electronic shifting Slip past Ug and enjoy a night on the town Draw; both are trivial, at best
Greatest Failure: Euclid MTB Group Romance between Donkeylips and Dina Campy; at least their failure was interesting
Evil Nemisis: Shimano Puberty Campy; even if their fight was easier, they survived
Lasting Contribution to Society: The quick-release skewer The “Awful Waffle” hazing ritual Campy; ask anyone who’s ever had a flat

So there you have it. The storied company from Vincenza proves its worth once again in an easy 6-2 victory over an imaginary summer camp from a short-lived children’s TV show. Let’s hope the folks over at campy realize that SRAM (and possibly FSA) will offer them better sport in the near future.

thoughts on “Bikes vs. The World: Round #1 – Campagnolo vs. Camp Anawana”

  1. Osteo says:
    14 July 2011 at 8:07 pm

    I don’t know much about Camp Anawana- but your comments on campy were hilarious. Im a campy snob from way back. I know there’s probably better- but it just ain’t campy! Interested to see how they go for electronic shifting…

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Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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