Originally Posted by
jamesdak
These beauties:
Although I have replaced the hoods with a used set I think I got off of here. I tried the Cane Creek and they just looked all funky vs blending into the handlebar.
I got some brown Dia Compe hoods- the kind that have the sort of "cut out" for safety levers. They fit OK, but they're a little short in the back- onto the bar.
There's 2 different styles of these GC levers- one with the ink/paint/screening logo and one with the GC logo embossed into the lever. The screened version came on my 84 Voyageur SP, but I just got a set of the embossed ones that I believe are older. I thought I remember seeing the embossed levers as late as 86...
On the Dia Compe and Suntour stuff that's screened on (like the Cyclone MII) I put clear nail polish over the screening. The clear is nearly completely invisible but protects the lettering. The printing tends to come off if you look at it too intently. I have yet to have any problems with the clear nail polish on my GC levers or the Cyclone and LeTech derailleurs.