Labeled as a Special Edition, Campagnolo brings down the price of their top-tier wireless road bike groupset with the new Super Record S. Functionally, it’s the same performance as the shiny original Super Record Wireless, just in a more accessible package. So now Campagnolo Super Record S delivers in a more stealthy matte carbon finish, with slightly simplified construction in a few key places, and an added bonus of several new gearing options – both easier and harder to suit amateurs and racers alike!
Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless matte 2×12 groupset
This new Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless gruppo is everything last summer’s Super Record Wireless was, and more.
More, as in 150g more, more gearing options, and more money left in your wallet at the end of the day.
Frankly, I’m not entirely sure why this isn’t just called a Campy Record Wireless groupset, as that’s clearly what it looks like. Maybe it’s simply still too expensive to not have Super written all over it?
Anyway, there’s plenty of good news for Campagnolo enthusiasts here, to not worry about semantics.
Campagnolo’s SR S WRL highlights
Campy essentially focuses on two main ‘evolutions’ of the new Super Record S Wireless groupset – more gearing combinations and a new “elegant matt black” matte carbon finish. That last one might be aimed at attracting both new Campy fans, and more OEM spec?
Campagnolo give Super Record S Wireless six chainring combinations in a bid to “meet the needs of cyclists of all levels”. The original sub-compact 45/29T, 48/32T & 50/34T combos designed to work with the smaller 10-tooth cog out back carry over. But now that add three larger combos for riders looking for higher top-end speed – new 52/36T, 53/39T & 54/39T. Those are some massive gear ratios when paired with the smaller cassette, and likely only something elite racers and professionals would need. But then again, a lot of Campy fans are traditionalists, and perhaps they just wanted a more classic-looking chainset?
At the same time going faster up front, the new Campy Super Record S gets easier in the back. The smallest, tightest Super Record cassette does not make it to Super Record S. Instead, a new easier 11-32T 12-speed cassette option gets added to the 10-27T & 10-29T cassettes. That offers only incrementally wider range, but does mean noticeably easier gear ratios with the sub-compact crank. Or the ability to run a bigger chainring combo without sacrificing climbing ability.
What else is new?
But just as much as this is about adding new features, the real reason for S is to bring the cost of Super Wireless down to make it more competitive price-wise with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and SRAM Red AXS – both of which are still almost 1/3 cheaper than this. So to bring Campy Wireless closer into reach, the Italians have simplified material construction in a lot of places without making many real sacrifices…
The biggest shift is in the new Campagnolo Super Record S crankset that drops the more complex hollow construction for simpler solid carbon crank arms, which does add some weight. But the crankset’s overall shaping with the carbon stiffeners, and asymmetric 4-bolt BCD stay the same. The added benefit here, that the new bigger chainring options for Super Record S are cross-compatible with the original Super Record Wireless cranks.
Up front, the Ergopower brake levers also get carbon simplification. The body, hoods & shift buttons appear unchanged, but the carbon lever blades ditch the two extra weight-saving cutouts, just leaving the hole for lever reach adjust.
Out back, the new rear derailleur also gets simplified, with reshaped structural ribs & fewer cutouts in its links, and a much more basic almost flat shaping for the outer pulley cage. Presumably, that cage is also a bit longer to now handle a 32T cog on the bigger cassette.
Paired to that, the front derailleur looks functionally the same, except that Super Record’s carbon outer plate is replaced with matte black steel for this Super Record S.
What stays the same?
Functionally, all the wireless electronic, and hydraulic tech is exactly the same. That means the removable derailleur batteries are unchanged for ongoing cross-compatibility. They still have the easy-to-identify LEDs to show battery state of charge. Plus, the connectivity to the MyCampy 3.0 app for button customization and more detailed stats remain the same.
Plus, the matte Campagnolo Super Record S power meter crankset looks identical to the HPPM Super Record power meter that we saw debut this past spring after sneaking a peek at its prototype being raced in cyclocross.
And of course, the excellent Campy brakes & adjustable ergonomics thankfully remain untouched, too.
Campagnolo Super Record S – Pricing, options & availability
This is still a Super Record level groupset made entirely in Europe, so we didn’t expect to see actually affordable pricing. But compared to last year’s wireless debut, there’s real savings here of over 20% for a complete group.
The new Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless gruppo retails for $4300 / 3990€, and is available now in limited numbers. That’s a reduction of $1100/1200€ vs. regular Super Record Wireless, with the added gearing options and the only real compromise being 150g extra weight.
Matching matte Bora wheels, too!
And if you are building up a new bike with a Campagnolo Super Record S gruppo and want to get all matchy-matchy, Campy has some equally matte aero carbon Bora WTO wheels to go with it. The only thing new vs. the standard edition wheels is the matte carbon finish.
But interestingly enough, Campagnolo actually had to work harder on these to get them to match, since their precise polished molds yield a glossy surface without extra finishing work. So while Super Record S is 20% cheaper, these matte Boras are 2-6% more expensive than the Boras that just got wider, lighter & more aero at the start of this year.
So far we’ve only seen 45mm deep versions of the 23mm internal Bora Ultra WTO Matt Edition wheels for $4150 / 3800€ or the regular Bora WTO Matt Edition wheels for $2950 / 2700€. But Campagnolo officially calls those starting prices for the 2025 model year, suggesting there may be 35mm & 60mm deep versions, as well.
