Re: [CR] Installing Campy brake hoods

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:34:01 -0800
From: "kevin lindsey" <lindsey.kevin@gmail.com>
To: Scott Gabriel <slipangle2@yahoo.com>
Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Installing Campy brake hoods


Sorry - that is indeed Super Record, not Racer. Blame it on a lack of caffeine. Kevin Lindsey San Jose, CA USA

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Scott Gabriel <slipangle2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> I've always put them them from the back side of the body. Warm water and
> soap work well, heavy on the soap, or, you might try some good Italian Extra
> Virgin olive oil, to keep things on topic.
>
> By "Super Racer" we all presume you mean Super Record, eh? The "from the
> rear" slide seems to me to be the path of least resistance.
>
> (p.s. your tire savers are on their way. Thanks!)
>
> Scott Gabriel
> Cape Cod
> US
>
> --- On Tue, 1/18/11, kevin lindsey <lindsey.kevin@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: kevin lindsey <lindsey.kevin@gmail.com>
> > Subject: [CR] Installing Campy brake hoods
> > To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 5:15 PM
> > Greetings.
> > I have a pair of Campagnolo Super Racer brakes and a pair
> > of original
> > Campagnolo hoods, but can't figure out how to put one on
> > the other without
> > the risk of tearing the latter. What's the best way
> > of installing these
> > hoods?
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kevin Lindsey
> > San Jose, CA
> > USA