Joined: May 2008
Posts: 10,112
Likes: 2,753
From: Fredericksburg, Va
Bikes: ? Proteous, '65 Frejus TDF, '73 Bottecchia Giro d'Italia, '83 Colnago Superissimo, '84 Trek 610, '84 Trek 760, '88 Pinarello Veneto, '88 De Rosa Pro, '89 Pinarello Montello, 'Litespeed Catalyst'94 Burley Duet, 97 Specialized RockHopper, 2010 Langster
It wasn't that long ago that finding any hoods was a challenge. Paying north of $50/pair was the norm. Lately it has gotten better but there are counterfeits to watch out for.
I needed Universal hoods and the little adjuster hood too. Someone in Italy acquired the original tooling for the hoods and started producing them so they are effectively new material made in old tooling. Too cool! At the same time, he was offering Campagnolo hoods, but not with the world shield. I bought a couple of pairs of both to put in plastic bags in the inventory.
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