Re: [CR]EBAY - Replacement Campy Hood from Diacompe

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Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 07:22:34 +0100
Subject: Re: [CR]EBAY - Replacement Campy Hood from Diacompe
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: Questor <questor@cinci.rr.com>, Joe Bender-Zanoni <joebz@optonline.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <001701c223e5$893303a0$59f51b41@cinci.rr.com>


I do have genuine Campag lever hoods on Ebay at present - both black and gum. Look under my ebay name - hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk

regards

Hilary


> Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote:
>
> "This is a scam that has been going on for at least a year. These hoods fit
> standard Dia-Compe levers, you can see the punch outs for the "safety
> levers". Put this hood on a Campy or Campy style lever and the hood will be
> loose and squirm around. This is not just a shabby misrepresentation but
> also a safety problem. The seller knows it, he has been told, and he
> persists."
>
> *******************************************************
>
> Sorry if I have caused any confusion... as mentioned earlier, I am not
> affiliated with and I have never talked to the seller.
>
> When I called Campy USA and asked about gum hood replacements several weeks
> ago, they (Richard S.) specifically mentioned DiaCompe, Euro-Asia Imports
> (sold out) and Kool Stop offering possible replacements. When I asked for
> specific model names/numbers, he could not provide any further info.
>
> Since I have not actually seen these Diacompe Gum Hoods, can anyone else
> confirm whether or not they have had problems with these DiaCompe Gum Hoods
> with Campy NR/SR levers? I wonder what is DiaCompe's actual product
> description is about these hoods? The seller claims to be factory
> authorized to sell them - whatever that is supposed to mean - warranty???
>
> Thanks, Steve Neago
> Cincinnati, OH