Price Paid:  $799.00 at Bicycle Village

Favorite Ride:
Hotter N Hell 100 in Wichita Falls, TX

Bike Setup:
Fully carbon Fuji Team, Forte carbon seat post, sella italia (yellow/black)saddle, Vittoria Rubino Pro (kevlar)(yellow/black), Shimano Ultegra drivetrain--20 speed (groupo)--shifters, breaks, f/r derailleurs, cassette, chain

Summary:
My Mirage group came with the purchase of my Bianchi Eros. Instead of a mixture of components I got lucky and received all campy Mirage componets--breaks, shifters, f/r derailleurs and crank. Bottom line, GREAT product for the price. Folks at Bicycle Village said that the Mirage groupo ranks just behind Shimano's 105s. I would go further and say that they're on par with the 105s. The good thing about the Mirage unlike the Shimano's Soras or Tiagras is that the Mirage group benefits from Campy's Record technology. Because of the price you're giving up weight and high-end materiel. Mirage is a quality product. At first I had problems dropping my chain, but after some tweaking no chain drops. Many of the drops were operator's errors. Didn't know how to change gears in a mountainous region. Now that I'm educated and experienced 7 centuries this summer, no problems whatsoever. If you're budget minded, go with Mirage, it's a great value for the mone.

Strengths:
campy, quality, technology, long lasting, cheap

Weaknesses:
low-end campy,not as crisp as higher end components

Similar Products Used:
Ultegra, 105s, cane creek scr 3

Price Paid:  $0.00 at Jax

Favorite Ride:
anywhere along the coast

Bike Setup:
Principia Rex E SL Pro - Ninja bike with all black build, Mirage group with Record skeleton brakes, Bontrager Carbon post and VR bar, Campagnolo Khamsin wheels.

Summary:
This is a pretty early review, I have only used the new 2007 Mirage group on two rides. So far I'm impressed. My other bike has 2006 Record and I have had two bikes with Chorus before that. I was not sure what to expect but I had scored a very cool frame for a second bike and wanted to build it reliable but cheap for commuting lunch rides etc. The price and black color drew me to Mirage. It seems to work well and though I'm sure it's heavier than my Record, I was still able to build the 61cm bike up at 18 pounds and on a very reasonable budget.

Strengths:
Stealthy black, cheap, Campy, works fine,

Weaknesses:
seems a bit noisy when compared to Chorus or Record. Shifting not quite as crisp. A bit heavy. Note - My frame of reference are Campys top two groups.

Similar Products Used:
Campy Record and Chorus
Shimano Ultegra and Dura Ace

Price Paid:  $450.00 at Craigslist

Favorite Ride:
Ruby Expert

Bike Setup:
Bianchi Campione 2002 / Campy Mirage.

Summary:
Picked up a great 2002 Bianchi Campione, a second bike for commuting. I've been shopping for another bike and the Campione with the Campy Mirage by far is superior to the other bikes/ components I tested including a 2003 Specialized Sirrus and 2007 Jamis Coda.

The shifting is smooth and effecient. I've been riding a Ruby Expert with Ultegra which is fantastic. So I was pleasantly surprised with the Mirage performance after hearing and reading about the "Campy" components.

Strengths:
Smooth shift. Great design and I love the thumb shifter and the break release in the hood. Very sophisticated !

Similar Products Used:
Shimano Ultegra

Price Paid:  $0.00 at LBS

Favorite Ride:
dunno

Bike Setup:
Orbea Volata, stock at this point

Summary:
This is just a preliminary review...I got this groupo on my new Orbea Volata and have put a couple hundred miles on it so far. I have done a lot of mountain biking (Sram X.0 and Shimano XT) but am getting more into road for the training benefits. My expectations were not especially high for this product but to be honest, it has performed extremely well. I'm sure there are lighter products out there but the Mirage set has proven to perform very well and so far no reliability issues. Will post a follow up later after I get more miles on them.

Strengths:
Good performance, crisp shifting, like the option to go up or down a bunch of gears at a time.

Weaknesses:
Black color makes them look a little cheap. Not as light as more expensive groupos.

Similar Products Used:
Shimano 105

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Litespeed vela, ksyriums.

Summary:
All parts were easily installed to bike, and felt solid and dependable once in place. Gears took a lot of getting used to, but I'm normally on a mountainbike, where thumb and fingers do opposite things. The engineering efforts towards aerodynamics are pretty, but I can't help suspecting this is entirely superfluous- how much drag do you get off your R derallieur, compared with eg your spokes, torso or thighs?

Strengths:
Easy set up, attractive. Not expensive

Weaknesses:
All black, but then incongruous bits of silver? Brakes not too powerful. Low end shimano is probably better value, but less classy!

Similar Products Used:
Shimano XT