I'm home now and can see them. Sorry for making bold claims of world-wide blackouts of your photos, but I just really wanted to see them! Thanks for posting so many and commentary. One of these days I'll have something to share in here but until then I'm stealing all the knowledge and inspiration I can from this thread.
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revcp (and anyone else), are the hoods of those vintage brakes as comfortable to ride on as modern aero brakes are? They look a little thin to grip comfortably compared to the thick and round grip area of more modern brakes.