Replacement Brake Hoods
06-29-05, 06:52 PM
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Replacement Brake Hoods
I'm restoring an old (late 80's) Centurion bike and need to replace the dried out Shimano R600 non-aero brake hoods. These are the ones with the the drilled levers.
Anyone know of sources for these?
Thanks
Anyone know of sources for these?
Thanks
06-29-05, 07:28 PM
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You local LBS should sell those or at least order them, their not that uncommon, and you can usually order either black or gum. The drilled out levers won't have anything to do with the covers, the aero vs non-aero will so you LBS will need to know that/
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Last 600 non aeros I used, I put dia-compe hoods on. Available thru biketoolsetc.com .
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yah. the third hand hoods for campy will work on the early 600 levers. The hoods are actually EurAsia imports; I have a couple of bikes so outfitted. The fit is good, the look is good, and they appear to be more durable than genuine gum hoods by far.
