Campagnolo Record 13 brings 13-speed wireless performance to Ultegra-money territory

Campagnolo has launched Record 13, a 13-speed wireless groupset that brings the architecture of Super Record 13 to a substantially lower price point. The lineup spans five configurations for road, all-road, and gravel, with prices starting at €2,129 — more than €1,600 less than the cheapest Super Record 13 — and claimed weights running from 2,656g for the lightest 1x13 road build up to 2,806g for the 2x13 all-road version. Campagnolo says the shifting speed is identical to Super Record 13, and the two platforms share full component compatibility.

Record is not a new name but a revived one, and the choice matters. Campagnolo had quietly retired the Record nameplate as it restructured its lineup around the Super Record wireless platform, leaving a conspicuous gap between the top-tier Super Record and the much older Chorus mechanical groupset. The decision to bring back Record rather than Chorus signals that Campagnolo is treating this as a full performance tier rather than a value line — the name still carries enough weight in the peloton-adjacent market to reach riders who would never consider Chorus but find Super Record pricing out of reach. The launch also arrives as Campagnolo continues a broader recovery, following last year's Cofidis partnership that returned the brand to the professional peloton after a lengthy absence.BicyclingCycling WeeklyEscape Collective

The headline spec lands cleanly. A full 2x13 road groupset weighs 2,783g at €2,699; for gravel, the Record X 1x13 configuration comes in at 2,777g and €2,129. The lightest build in the range is the 1x13 road version at 2,656g and €2,335, shipping in July rather than immediately. For comparison, Shimano Ultegra Di2 2x12 weighs 2,716.5g at an RRP of around £2,683, and SRAM Force AXS 2x12 comes in at 2,689g and roughly £2,168. Record 13 sits between the two on weight for the 2x road build, and at or below them on price depending on configuration. A power meter option is available across all five builds for an additional €600, with claimed accuracy of ±2% — the Super Record power meter adds €1,100 and achieves ±0.5%.BikeRadar GravelCyclistVeloCyclingNews

Mechanically, the differences between Record and Super Record are in materials rather than design. The crankset uses a stainless steel spindle where Super Record uses titanium, and the crank arms incorporate a low-density technopolymer in less-stressed sections rather than the hollowed carbon construction of Super Record. Campagnolo says stress analysis across the spindle cross-section kept the weight increase controlled. The chainrings themselves are identical to Super Record's: seven 2x combinations ranging from 45/29 to 55/39, plus eight aero 1x rings from 38t to 52t. Crank lengths are 165mm, 170mm, and 172.5mm — notably excluding the 160mm and 175mm options offered by Shimano and SRAM.Road.ccCyclistCyclingNews

The rear derailleur carries the same two-piece architecture as Super Record, with carbon fibre-reinforced polyamide upper and lower bodies and a redesigned internal steel cage. The main material change is the move from ceramic to stainless steel bearings on the 14-tooth narrow-wide pulleys. Two versions are available: the standard road derailleur, compatible with 10-33t and 11-36t cassettes, and the Record X, which adds a Nano Clutch for chain retention and a longer cage for cassettes up to 48t with 12t upper and 16t lower pulleys. Both derailleurs use the same onboard batteries as Super Record — rated at 750km range, charged via USB-C, compatible with off-bike or on-bike charging. The aluminium external derailleur link is forged rather than the CNC'd aluminium of Super Record, and cassette cogs receive less machining time, adding roughly 40g and trimming cost. Chain pins are solid rather than hollow, though the chains ship with a power link.Road.ccBikeRadar GravelCyclingNewsBikeRumor

The Ergopower levers are functionally identical to Super Record's 2025-redesigned hoods — thumb shifter, inner shift paddle, Smart Button, Mode button, Status LED, and the same hydraulic braking internals. The outer finish changes to a matte-gloss grip pattern and the hood shape is slightly reshaped, but the ergonomics are unchanged. The brake calipers are also the same castings as Super Record, finished differently; organic pads are standard, with sintered pads available for gravel and wet conditions. One notable detail: the front and rear derailleur batteries are not interchangeable with each other — a deliberate design choice Campagnolo made with its previous wireless platform to avoid infringing SRAM's AXS battery-swap patents. Road.cc flagged this as a limitation versus SRAM, where a rider can swap batteries between derailleurs mid-ride if one goes flat.Road.ccCyclistBikeRumorRouleur

For complete builds, the Orbea Orca with Record 2x13 is priced at £5,299 in the UK. Orbea, De Rosa, Standert, and Basso all confirmed Record 13-equipped bikes at launch; Trek displayed a Madone SLR with a Record build at Sea Otter without a formal announcement, and Pinarello — a long-time Campagnolo partner — is expected to follow. The 2x13 Road, Record X 1x13 Gravel, and Record X 1x13 Road configurations are available immediately. The 1x13 Road and 2x13 All Road builds, which require a derailleur variant yet to ship, arrive in July 2026. All five groupsets are compatible with Super Record and Super Record Ultra cassettes, allowing mix-and-match upgrades between tiers.BikeRadar GravelVeloBikeRadar Gravel

Strategically, Record 13 completes the tier structure Campagnolo has been building since the Super Record 13 launch: a halo product in the Dura-Ace/Red price range and now a volume-viable product aimed at the much larger Ultegra/Force market. Bicycling's test editor Dan Chabanov called the naming choice smart — "Record still means something to riders not hyper-familiar with Campagnolo, in a way Chorus might not" — but noted that a groupset alone does not rebuild the OEM presence Campagnolo lost during years of absence from complete bikes. BikeRadar went further, arguing that Record 13 makes the case for a future Chorus revival to take on Shimano 105 Di2 and SRAM Rival, possibly with a forged aluminium crankset drawing on Campagnolo's 1990s manufacturing heritage. For now, Record 13 gives Campagnolo three credible competitive positions it did not have two years ago: a race groupset on the Cofidis team bus, a premium option sitting alongside Dura-Ace and Red, and a volume product positioned directly against the widest-selling tier in the drop-bar market.BicyclingBikeRadar GravelCycling WeeklyRouleur