Cheap, modern brake levers / Broken shifters for pub bike, rolls of hideous 80s bar tape

Maybe you have some shifters that are broken but the brake levers still work?

Maybe you have some brake-levers only that you don't need?

My pub bike has old 105 brake levers and I want to swap them for longer, modern brake levers like DA 7800 or newer. It's a pub bike so they gotta be free or cheap, hence thinking borked shifters might be ideal.

Remember that hideous splotchy bar tap from the 80s and 90s? Some of that.

Do you mean bar tape like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CORK-HANDLEBAR-TAPE-LOTS-OF-COLOURS-IN-STOCK/370787815052?hash=item5654ad0e8c:m:mv4q52WA5JMST8-tqdqRymA

Yeah, that kind of thing, though they only seem to have the yellow/black 'mess' left.

What colour you after. I think we've got a few oddments in the warehouse.

Grey frame that's getting covered in beer labels... so I was thinking the most colours possible so that the whole bike just looks like puke.

I think we've got something that would suit. I'll have a look next time I'm down the warehouse. Are you in a rush for it?

Cheers! No rush at all. I'll only need it if/when I find some nicer brake levers.

OK. I'll have a look for some levers as well.

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Do you work in a bike shop or something?

I got loads of sets of SRAM S500 levers all missing hoods if any use.

They'd definitely be more comfortable than the old 105s I've got but what are they like without hoods? Usable? Can you get replacement hoods for 'em?

No, I'm retired, but mending bikes is my hobby - bit of an anorak, really.

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I think they're the best single speed levers, tester approved even (??), nice wide hooded area. New hoods are about £18 iirc

Probably more than I wanted to spend (which was about £0) :) but could be an option.
How much do you want for a set of levers?

mending bikes is my hobby

Mending bikes is my headache. You want a job? :D

Nowt, send me an address and I'll bung 'em in the post today

Nah, like being retired. I only work when I want to.

Sounds like me now.
Don't tell the boss. ;)

Working on bikes though seems bloody constant for me. Missus is getting more skills though so can do a lot more stuff but we seem to wear stuff out a lot with the big miles and I've got upgrade-itis.

Champ! I'll PM you