Thanks for the link.
Yup, the light brown hoods are still there and are still pliable! I'm getting ready to get a brown Brooks B17 saddle for it and will rewrap the handlebars with something in tan or brown - not sure what tape yet. The hoods definitely don't match the bar tape and black saddle (Avocet) that's on there now.
After that a wireless computer and I should be set for a while. My first goal is to do 52 miles on my 52nd b'day in mid-July. Doesn't sound like much except by then it is **HOT** - **HOT** down here in southwest Georgia! Could easily be over 100 degrees that day, depending... but I'm still looking forward to it.
Gary