Classic & Vintage - Campy brake hoods

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA

View Full Version : Campy brake hoods

johno
08-10-04, 11:55 AM
Anyone have a good source for the old brown gum Campy brake lever hoods? All I have seen so far are the white ones and they just don't look right on a 70's vintage bike.

Tom Pedale
08-10-04, 01:58 PM
Anyone have a good source for the old brown gum Campy brake lever hoods? All I have seen so far are the white ones and they just don't look right on a 70's vintage bike.

Don't have a source...what I remember is how easily these hoods deteriorated...in the shop I worked in in the mid 70's, we kept these hoods in the refrigerator lest they rot. If you find them, take great care installing them..they tear easily.
halfspeed
08-10-04, 04:40 PM
Not the real thing, but a replacement nonetheless:
http://loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=single&c=Brake&sc=Lever%20Hoods&tc=Campagnolo&item_id=EA-BHNRG&id=933397823395

lotek
08-10-04, 07:31 PM
You can also find Modolo gum hoods which work quite well.
The original campy hoods (especially with world logo) are
hard to find and expensive (how bout $80 and up for hoods?).
Modolo's are about $20.
http://www.renaissance-cycles.com/ has them.
I have also seen hoods on e-bay but the price there is a crap-shoot

Marty