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01-17-13, 01:29 PM
so i'm thinking of switching up the cockpit of my rando bike from non-aero brake levers to guidonnet levers and tandem stoker hoods, like so:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6961737798_c69ede2a1c_z.jpg
thing is, I don't think those Dia-Compe stoker hoods look period-correct. So I was thinking of making some out of wood.
something like these:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!o4FDNvi!gJbBQ8r1hPb3w~~60_12.JPG
...but cut down to size and modded to accept bar-mounts.
are there any potential pitfalls of this idea? the only thing I can think of is that wood might transfer more vibrations to my hands than a modern rubber hood.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6961737798_c69ede2a1c_z.jpg
thing is, I don't think those Dia-Compe stoker hoods look period-correct. So I was thinking of making some out of wood.
something like these:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!o4FDNvi!gJbBQ8r1hPb3w~~60_12.JPG
...but cut down to size and modded to accept bar-mounts.
are there any potential pitfalls of this idea? the only thing I can think of is that wood might transfer more vibrations to my hands than a modern rubber hood.