Re: [CR]L'Ame brake hoods

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Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:33:29 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]L'Ame brake hoods
References: <MONKEYFOODS2rxcddfh00002fbe@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org>
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Tom Sanders wrote:
> I just got a bike with a set of yellow hoods on the Nuovo Record brake
> levers. They are L'Ame brand or model (that's what is on the hoods). A
> search of the archives seems to turn up nothing. They cleaned up
> beautifully and are still soft and supple and seem very strong. I'm
> thinking of re-using them, they're so cool! Might anyone know of this
> brand? I presume it is French?

I think it's actually an American company. I have a set of ~20 year old Modolo-clone Am'e hoods on my commuter bike, and they're still just fine.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA