The word from Campagnolo is not encouraging for replacement rubber parts.
Richard Sterino (Campy USA Marketing Manager) told me that Campy logo hoods and brake pads will not be re-manufactured for the USA market for several reasons.
1.) Campy does not see enough long-term sales volume to even support a limited run.
2.) Campy will never license its name to a third party company to re-manufacture rubber components because: a.) quality control issues b.) legal liability for someone else's manufacturing mistakes c.) logistics required to police the licensing agreement are expensive
3.) Several third party companies make product replacement parts (Coolstop & Dia-Comp) that meet the functional and safety needs
4.) He implied that Campy is in the business of selling new and innovative products, not models discontinued for over 15 years.
As a result, Richard suggested that a aftermarket manufacturer named "Coolstop" makes the best replacement hoods and brake pads in multiple colors that are fully compatible with Campy NR/SR equipment. He could not provide recommended model names/numbers. He also mentioned that inquantity, the would probably be able to make custom runs of rubber products. Coolstop sells directly to bike stores and not to the public.
Does anyone have their address/telephone numbers
Hey Dale! how about CR custom brake hoods from Coolstop for the next Cirque!
Regards, Steve Neago
Cincinnati, OH
> Hi Steve,
> Bless you! I was contemplating something similar and haven't had the time
or
> energy for it. Did you mention brake blocks to them?
> Best regards,
> Stevan Thomas