Re: [CR]Mounting rubber hoods on Campy brake levers

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Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:16:37 -0800
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jan Heine" <heine93@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mounting rubber hoods on Campy brake levers


>If you remove the lever (unbolt it from the band) it looks like it
>would go on easier, but then if you're trying to save your
>tape-job, you have to fiddle with trying to remount the lever so
>it doesn't have tape caught underneath (between the lever and
>the handlebar).
>
>Any tips from all you experts?
>
>Dan Christopherson
>Lopez Island WA
>

On most of my bikes with cloth tape, the tape runs underneath the lever body, making the levers easy to remove without disturbing the tape.

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