I sawed them off with a hacksaw, I screwed them down to a saw horse through the hole in the side. I did it with my sons bike as well and now he wants them back on as it is hard for him to reach the brakes. His aren't Dia-Compe, just some no name copy. They look the same though. I have been putting off putting them back on as I am afraid he will then complain about not having hoods.