Just received a mid to late 70's Peugeot from list member Klakow in Germany. ,This is most similar to to the PY-10 sold in the US, but doesn't exactly match any US-marketed model. One feature I've never seen on a complete bike sold in US is the Mafac brake levers. They are nicely drilled, but instead of an alloy body with full rather than half rubber hoods, as seen in US on drilled Mafac levers, they have a black hard plastic body with no hoods. I've seen these in photo of complete bike which seem to have been made for the European market. I have a pair or two I bought separately, but they could have come off a European bike.
My question is, did these levers originally have hoods, or were thet designed to be used without rubber hoods? Can one fit rubber hoods, and if so what hoods will fit?
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX