Originally Posted by cyclotoine
The white coverings came on cobalto and victory brake calipers as far as I know. Kurt says they appear without rubber coating in the catalogues, but I am sure I have seen them on ebay with white rubber. I too have a set with white rubber and the o-ring is white too. They have standard super record center nuts though not cobalto. This suited my tastes anyway as I was usuing white brakes hoods white toe straps, swapped out the super record derailleur pulleys for white victory pulleys and the lettering on the frame is white. I think it looks good.
White coverings, eh? Sounds as if whoever used these bikes wanted the "pro" look, and removed the rubber. Either that, or the bike shop did so the moment these things came out of the box. I suspect the latter, in fact. I don't think the priest who was the original owner of my '87 Basso would have ripped off the godly protectors that Campagnolo themselves provided...
. Far as I know, he wasn't a racer at all in the first place.
-Kurt