[CR]Gum hood status

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:11:57 -0500
Thread-Topic: Gum hood status
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From: "Watts, Gary J (Vancouver, WA USA)" <gary.watts@hp.com>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Gum hood status

I read through the archives about this first and realized it's still an issue.

My takeaway is that:

1)Campy won't reissue the gum hoods and won't license anyone else to make them with the World logo and Campy designations.

2)The only close replacement currently is the Dia Compe. Is that correct?

3)I'd have to assume that multiple had tried making reproductions as it's not that difficult with a mold. Are there other choices?

Now that Branford Bike has burned down, is Euro-Asia the only source for parts? I took a look at their site and there don't appear to be any pictures, prices or much else which makes me a bit nervous.

Gary Watts
Vancouver, Washington