Founded in 1933, Campagnolo is one of the oldest bicycle component manufacturers in the world. Founder Tullio Campagnolo was a visionary ahead of his time and conceived, among many other inventions, the push-rod derailleur and quick-release mechanism for bicycle wheels.
The company experienced prodigious growth as a result of these innovations and dominated the industry over the next three decades (1950-1980). Campagnolo even delved into the automotive realm, manufacturing wheels for Italian supercar giants such as Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and Alfa Romeo — and had a stint building the underpinnings for NASA’s satellites.
After a brief and unsuccessful attempt at developing mountain bike groupsets, Campagnolo found itself out of favour as Shimano began chipping away at the market with its innovative Total Integration shifting/braking system. This forced the Italian company to shift its focus back to the road bike market and the ErgoPower shifting system followed in 1992 as a result — a direct competitor to Shimano Total Integration.
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But perhaps Campagnolo’s most notable achievement came with the launch of its first complete wheelset in 1993, the Shamal, which was unlike anything else at the time. Lenticular in design and featuring hidden spoke nipples, the aluminium Shamal wheels pioneered the aerodynamic wheel concept.
The Italian design house’s reputation as an industry leader was cemented with the introduction of Bora wheelset the following year, which added lightweight, carbon fibre construction to the aerodynamic recipe.
The Shamal and Bora monikers remain hallmark fixtures in Campagnolo’s wheel line-up which, along with a host of other carbon and aluminium options, have grown the company’s appeal to a broader demographic and rider spectrum.
Campagnolo road wheels you can buy today
1. Campagnolo Bora WTO
- Price: (Starting from) US$2250 / £1782 / AU$3219
- Type: Aero
- Material: Carbon
- Depth: 45, 60, 77mm
- Brake: Rim, Disc
- Tyre format: Tubeless and clincher (23mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 19mm
- Spoke count: 24 (Bora WTO 45 Disc Brake)
- Weight: 1520g (Bora WTO 45 Disc Brake)
- Campagnolo Bora WTO 45
- Campagnolo Bora WTO 45 Disc
- Campagnolo Bora WTO 60
- Campagnolo Bora WTO 77
2. Campagnolo Bora Ultra
- Price: (Starting from) US$3193 / £2528 / AU$4567
- Type: Aero
- Material: Carbon
- Depth: 35, 50mm
- Brake: Rim
- Tyre format: Tubular and clincher (25mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 24.2mm (external)
- Spoke count: 18 front, 21 rear
- Weight: 1360g (Bora Ultra 35 clincher)
- Campagnolo Bora Ultra 35
- Campagnolo Bora Ultra 50
- Campagnolo Bora Ultra TT
3. Campagnolo Bora One
- Price: (Starting from) US$2119 / £1678 / AU$3031
- Type: Aero
- Material: Carbon
- Depth: 35, 50mm
- Brake: Rim, Disc
- Tyre format: Tubular and clincher (25mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 17mm
- Spoke count: 18 front and 21 rear (Bora One 35)
- Weight: 1405g (Bora One 35)
- Campagnolo Bora One 35
- Campagnolo Bora One 35 Disc Brake
- Campagnolo Bora One 50
- Campagnolo Bora One 50 Disc Brake
4. Campagnolo Shamal
- Price: (Starting from) US$1290 / £1021/ AU$1845
- Type: Climbing
- Material: Aluminium
- Depth: 24mm front, 27mm rear
- Brake: Rim, Disc
- Tyre format: Tubeless and clincher (25mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 17mm
- Spoke count: 16 front, 21 rear
- Weight: 1449g (Shamal Ultra)
- Campagnolo Shamal Ultra
- Campagnolo Shamal Mille
- Campagnolo Shamal Ultra Disc Brake
5. Campagnolo Zonda
- Price: (Starting from) US$555 / £440 / AU$795
- Type: Climbing, endurance
- Material: Aluminium
- Depth: 24mm front, 30mm rear
- Brake: Rim, Disc
- Tyre format: Clincher (25mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 17mm
- Spoke count: 16 front, 21 rear (rim)
- Weight: 1540g (Zonda rim)
- Campagnolo Zonda
- Campagnolo Zonda Disc
6. Campagnolo Scirocco
- Price: (Starting from) US$393 / £311 / AU$562
- Type: Endurance
- Material: Aluminium
- Depth: 33mm
- Brake: Rim, Disc
- Tyre format: Tubeless and clincher (25mm-32mm)
- Rim width: 17mm
- Spoke count: 21 (Scirocco Disc Brake)
- Weight: 1739g (Scirocco Disc Brake)
- Campagnolo Scirocco
- Campagnolo Scirocco Disc Brake
- Buy Campagnolo Scirocco in the UK
- Buy Campagnolo Scirocco in the USA
- Buy Campagnolo Scirocco in Australia
7. Campagnolo Khamsin
- Price: (Starting from) US$245 / £194 / AU$350
- Type: Endurance, training
- Material: Aluminium
- Depth: 24mm front, 27mm rear
- Brake: Rim
- Tyre format: Clincher (25mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 17mm
- Spoke count: 18 front, 20 rear
- Weight: 1806g
- Campagnolo Khamsin
- Buy Campagnolo Khamsin in the UK
- Buy Campagnolo Khamsin in the USA
- Buy Campagnolo Khamsin in Australia
8. Campagnolo Calima
- Price: (Starting from) US$179 / £142 / AU$256
- Type: Training
- Material: Aluminium
- Depth: 24mm
- Brake: Rim
- Tyre format: Clincher (25mm-28mm)
- Rim width: 17mm
- Spoke count: 18 front, 27 rear
- Weight: 1826g
- Campagnolo Calima
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