Re: [CR]Hints and parts needed

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:30:57 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Hints and parts needed
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freesound@comcast.net wrote:
> The anatomic Modolos are a very comfortable hood and an excellent fit.
> There is also a hood by AME that looks the same, not quite as good a
> fit, and is just as comfortable, IMHO.

Yes, the AME anatomic hoods are very nice as well, but I haven't seen any of the Modolo 919-type ones for years. I've had a set on my commuter bike for about 20 years now and they're still fine. I don't know what they were made from, but it certainly doesn't degrade like gum rubber.

In the interest of science, I tried one of my CLB hoods on a Campy lever, and it worked ok, although the profile isn't exactly right:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/clb-campy.jpg

It does have a nice, thick saddle on top and seems quite comfortable as far as I can tell. There does seem to be a fair amount of tension across the bottom and would likely tear eventually, unless the hood were trimmed a little to relieve it.

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