You guys are making this hard because the subject line keeps changing but anyway...
I'd be in for 3-4 pair of Universal repro hoods. I've got three bikes with Universal brakes to keep running. I don't really understand why there would be so much demand for Campagnolo hoods but not for Universal. They must have sold 100X more Universal brakes than Campagnolo. Even high-end Italian bikes often came with Universal brakes on otherwise full Nuovo Record bikes.
Alas my last NOS pair of Universal hoods lasted just 3 years before they started to split. So far Super Glue has successfully mended them but who knows how long that will last?
Regards,
Derrick Bourgeois
Colorado Springs, CO, USA