Vintage brake hoods.
08-30-20, 10:37 AM
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Vintage brake hoods.
With all the trouble I've had finding hoods for certain vintage brakes I know
there has to be others in the same situation.My question is, is would it be
that hard to duplicate these hoods? I would think there would be $$$$
to be made by doing this.
there has to be others in the same situation.My question is, is would it be
that hard to duplicate these hoods? I would think there would be $$$$
to be made by doing this.
08-30-20, 10:47 AM
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For shimano, you're out of luck. They used a thousand different hoods depending on year and model. Your rubber hood wears out? time to buy new brakes! genius no?
08-30-20, 11:40 AM
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I'd like a universal hood. Ones that you can pop the top off for non aero and have clear lines molded into the rubber to know where to cut. In at least black, gum, and white.
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forum member iab has duplicated the Vittoria Giro d'Italia model hood on his own and has some available for purchase in the C&V for sale section.
in this forum thread he documents the process in excellent detail -
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ria-hoods.html
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forum member iab has duplicated the Vittoria Giro d'Italia model hood on his own and has some available for purchase in the C&V for sale section.
in this forum thread he documents the process in excellent detail -
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...ria-hoods.html
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08-30-20, 12:42 PM
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What hoods are you looking for? There are repro hoods available for campy, mafac, weinmann/diacompe, and Universal. The 'campy' standard also fits Modolo, Superbe, Gran Compe, et al,.
For shimano, you're out of luck. They used a thousand different hoods depending on year and model. Your rubber hood wears out? time to buy new brakes! genius no?
For shimano, you're out of luck. They used a thousand different hoods depending on year and model. Your rubber hood wears out? time to buy new brakes! genius no?
08-30-20, 12:58 PM
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Check to see if the offerings from Cane Creek will fit your levers. Their site doesn't seem to be working too well at the moment or I'd provide a link. You can find them on Amazon and eBay though. I think there are a couple different varieties.
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I can't make heads or tails from their site.Why their site doesn't have an option to put in your brake lever and it spits out what hood they make for that lever I don't know
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I like these levers despite the whole screw-in ferrule contraption. I’ve had good luck removing that and cableing like a regular lever. As for hoods, these levers tend to sell pretty cheap and you can find some decent hoods that way. Good luck.
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My next question is do all Gran Compe Aero hoods fit all Gran Compe levers?
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I think Dia Compe 252 hoods fit. You can check on eBay.
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I'm with you Robert. I found a guy on the www who makes 16 million different rubber parts for vintage motorcycles. I can't get him to resond to my inquires. I even offered a nice pair of NOS AGC hoods for him to make the molds.
In frustration one time, I purchased some new Dia Compe levers to replace some 600 hoodless levers and the fit of the new hoods on the matching levers was poop.
It really sucks😩 New Cane Creeks are ok I guess but not quite right on my not OS steel tubed Bicycles.
In frustration one time, I purchased some new Dia Compe levers to replace some 600 hoodless levers and the fit of the new hoods on the matching levers was poop.
It really sucks😩 New Cane Creeks are ok I guess but not quite right on my not OS steel tubed Bicycles.
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Could they be dipped into tool dip then have the excess trimmed? I dunno.
My dad had a Trek, 400 series whatever, with Suntour. I know when the hoods died (an early death because I rode it as a teenager when the bike was a mere decade old) we rode them shiny silver. If you wrap with nothing but the retainer on the bar then tighten the levers on after the wrap, it looks ok.
He upgraded to STI about when I started racing and we had loads of spare parts suddenly. He still rides that bike.
I still think most hoods of that era were close enough that if the manufacturer wanted to, a generic with trimming instructions would work.
My dad had a Trek, 400 series whatever, with Suntour. I know when the hoods died (an early death because I rode it as a teenager when the bike was a mere decade old) we rode them shiny silver. If you wrap with nothing but the retainer on the bar then tighten the levers on after the wrap, it looks ok.
He upgraded to STI about when I started racing and we had loads of spare parts suddenly. He still rides that bike.
I still think most hoods of that era were close enough that if the manufacturer wanted to, a generic with trimming instructions would work.
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Yep, I'd love to have a fresh pair of gum Weinmann hoods ala late 70s/early 80s. I'm know Rustines makes a viable product, but I'd love to rock the Weinmann hoods on my Weinmann levers y'know?
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I have a set on my tandem.
