On the one hand, as a retailer, I literally hate Shimano's guts if they have any. Shimano's distribution policy is quite unfair to the retailer, who has to pay nearly the same price as the mail order customer for a given part. However, if Campy were near as omnipresent as Shimano, I'd probably feel the same contempt for them. You are probably after an unbiased objective opinion, so here it is. I appreciate the old world appeal and high quality of most Campy parts.
Some folks do.
Probably the biggest downside to Campy is that it is not universal, nor is any part if the shift system Shimano compatible. Shimano wins for practicality. Andy Andy , I just bought a chain for my bike. It happens to be a couple of links too long. I was wondering if you know a way to remove some links using tools I would probably have laying around the house.