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Hmm I've searched far and wide but can't find the solution (probably there isn't any). As I've said earlier one of the brake hoods was torn. I tried gluing it and it seemed to work but in the end the hood simply cracked just right beside the old tear. So I glued it again and the situation repeated. Now I'm not even able to glue it back together because the area became so "brittle". While it doesn't affect the way the lever works (and the tear probably won't spread any further anytime soon) I'm slightly OCD in this particular matter and it won't let me rest. Can anyone recommend a fitting replacement / replica in case the tear gets worse? NOS stuff is out of the question because of the price and it would probably tear soon anyways. There is a seller on eBay who sells generic replicas at a fairly low price but they look awful. Dia compe 204 hoods seem so much nicer but what about the fit?
Hope the hoods will hold up nicely after the bike is finished and gets ridden - they're in pretty good shape overall and it would be a shame if they deteriorated quickly :/