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@Rik_Van_Looy
Just to tidy up the earlier discussion on brake lever hoods - repair and replacement.... rive gauche's kind offer of levers turned out to be non-period correct, so I've decided to stick with the red-dot Weinmann's with slightly perished hoods and if they do fall apart I'll repair them with Shoo Goo which it turns out is available in a Natural latex colour. I spotted a blog in which a chap has repaired his Sidi's with the same...
To avoid leaving a dead end trail to anyone else looking to restore Weinmann-levered-classic-lightweights here are the remaining findings from my research.....
NOS Lever Hoods.
Apart from ebay where they occasionally show up, the best places I found for these hoods are both in the US.
Cycles deOro sell them for US$50
Bikeville for US$30-40 depending on the size of hole!
NOS Levers complete with Hoods
These are a bit of a bargain at €30 - help the Greek debt crisis.
Repro Hoods
Your man Robbie Fellows doesn't cook Weinmann repro's (Presumably they're not worth bothering with at $50 a pop when you can buy a complete NOS Lever for €30) - But if you're looking for Campag, Universal or Modolo then go in search of him - easiest place is Classic Rendezvous.
As far as I know he moulds them using PU Foam
There's someone in Japan moulding Weinmann knock-offs but I can't find anyone selling them.
Lastly if you're just looking for comfort and not bothered about period corectness, you could try [=49&difficulty=3&team_sugru=&search=&starter=0"]this stuff!](http://sugru.com/gallery/?context_ids[) or if you're a fan of sesame street get felting.
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