I recently picked up some anatomical Modolo hoods at
http://www.bicycleclassics.com/
Good luck in your search,
Joe Decruyenaere
South Pasadena, CA
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:30:57 -0500
From: John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
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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/
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