Does anybody know when and how Universal brake hoods changed? I have seen them with blue paint in the depressed "Universal" and without. Some have aluminum barrel adjusters, others are covered with rubber.
Which came first, and which are appropriate for a 1957 bike?
Thank you for any input.
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