Brake lever hoods.....
03-13-18, 04:53 PM
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Brake lever hoods.....
Need new hoods for my Superbe Pro brake levers...don't know which one's are compatible....thanks!
Looks like the hoods I have on now are incorrect.....
Looks like the hoods I have on now are incorrect.....
03-13-18, 04:58 PM
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obsolete ones... out of productions for decades..
There is a Forum member who hand makes hoods from leather, perhaps they can do that for you?
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There is a Forum member who hand makes hoods from leather, perhaps they can do that for you?
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Last edited by fietsbob; 03-13-18 at 05:05 PM.
03-13-18, 05:07 PM
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Just went through something similar for an old bike, I did find some low costs ones on Ebay but almost the same price to just buy levers with them as well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dia-Compe-G....c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dia-Compe-G....c100005.m1851
03-13-18, 05:41 PM
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Would these work? Also, what does "non-aero" mean?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cane-Cr...QAAOSwXsFacmLF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cane-Cr...QAAOSwXsFacmLF
03-13-18, 05:44 PM
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Would these work? Also, what does "non-aero" mean?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cane-Cr...QAAOSwXsFacmLF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cane-Cr...QAAOSwXsFacmLF
03-13-18, 06:01 PM
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Would these work? Also, what does "non-aero" mean?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cane-Cr...QAAOSwXsFacmLF
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Cane-Cr...QAAOSwXsFacmLF
03-13-18, 06:14 PM
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You're basically screwed.
They still make hoods for quite a lot of common old levers, like the old Dia-Compe non-aero ones that used to come on every Japanese bike ever. But SunTour's aero levers never had loads of market share, they were a unique profile from a company in demise.
You could look for SunTour aero brake hoods on ebay, try out similar-looking modern hoods trying to find something that fits, wrap your lever in cloth bar tape or leave it bare metal like they used to do in the paleolithic...
There's an old legend that says that Dia-Compe Blaze hoods can make an okay fit on SunTour aero hoods, if you use lots of force and Windex to squeeze them on.
You could ask in the C&V forum. There's a possibility that someone has an idea.
03-13-18, 08:20 PM
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Try Bike Recyclery.
If not listed then give them a call. In general they are very knowledgeable about alternatives which might work.
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If not listed then give them a call. In general they are very knowledgeable about alternatives which might work.
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03-14-18, 11:16 AM
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Incorrect. It's John Travolta as Tony Manero in "Saturday Night Fever." Following the success of the film, Paramount Pictures teamed up with Schwinn to produce a limited edition SNF Bike. It wasn't successful. The venture was terminated after only one year.
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Reminds me of Keith Anderson's "Freddy Mertz" bike: 
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