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Old 03-12-08, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles Wahl
Do you mean the rubber tips for the chrome fingers that straddle the tube? I lost mine to entropy long ago, and have substituted small lengths of silicone tubing. If anyone wants some, I'll be glad to provide, in clear. If you go to a hobby shop, you may be able to find it in green, pink, blue, what-have-you.
I use what I believe are called "Thread Protectors" or something of that sort. Usually sold in Home Centers and basic hardware stores, they are soft flexible rubbery plastic caps, sold in different colors and different diameters. Usually found in drawers among various screws and bolts. I don't know their "correct" usage, but they make fine replacements for the Campy pump head "socks" and you can sometimes even match them to your bike's paint color (sort of).
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