Greetings friends,
As I'm working over the J.A. Holland that Sam Wise sent me from the UK, one of the first orders of business has been to rehabilitate the handlebar area. The brake hoods were deteriorated and cracked far beyond what any of us would have considered tolerable.
After removing the GB "Superhood" levers from the bars, I undertook to remove the hoods. I soon discovered why the half-hoods were called Superhoods. The underside of the hoods were molded to a stiff band of metal that passed through to the inside of the levers and was then bent, so as to secure the half-hoods to the levers. Perhaps other half-hoods used a similar means of attachment, but never having removed any of them, this was a bit of a revelation.
OK - cutting to the chase here. I realize that the bicycle I am working on is over 50 years old, and I presume the levers are original to the bike. I realize this is like asking for a miracle, but does anyone have any replacement hoods (used and usable is certainly good enough for my purposes)?
No doubt I can make a Dia Compe or Modolo full hood work well enough with the levers, but I feel a slight tinge of sadness over having ripped the originals off the levers.
Thanks,
John Barry Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
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