[CR]RE:Universal Mod 61 calipers, Uni. lever hoods, and glycerine

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From: "Paul Woloshansky" <bikwalla@telus.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]RE:Universal Mod 61 calipers, Uni. lever hoods, and glycerine
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:21:50 -0700


If memory serves me, The 61's were long-reach calipers, 68's the short-reach version?

Aside: I have a set of old Universal levers which have enough travel, I'm sure, to be paired w/ v-brakes on a friend's MTB touring conversion; my question is, does anyone know a source for the gum rubber hoods for these levers? If anyone has an old pair installed on a bike and the gum rubber hoods are dried out/cracking, you can "reconstitute" the rubber by applying glycerine, available at a drugstore/chemist's.

Cheers,
Paul Woloshansky