Re: [CR]Now: Brake hoods Was: Pic of the Day - Cyclocross 1950

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Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:27:07 -0700
To: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
From: "Jan Heine" <heine94@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Now: Brake hoods Was: Pic of the Day - Cyclocross 1950
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>So the MAFAC half hood then dates from 1948 according to the Rebour article.

I think I recall a reference from 1950 saying it finally was available for sale. In September 1948, Rebour commented that it wasn't available to the public yet.

So I'd say sometime between 1949 and 1950 for the introduction to the public.

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