Jerry, Are you referring to the Mafac full Gum Hoods as shown in the attached link?
If so, these have an even beefier two piece cable adjuster built into, or surrounded by, the rubber hood than the 1/2 Hoods do. They are also much more readily available at a reasonable price in NOS condition on eBay. They do not have the rarity, at this time, of the Campy hoods Robbie makes.
Jay Dubiel Halifax, VA USA
Message: 4 Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:27:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Jerome& Elizabeth Moos<jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [CR] mafac half hoods..jays right To:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org,Rnitro1969@aol.com Message-ID:<823896.7839.qm@web82208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Robbie, have you considered producing the Mafac full hoods like on later Competition, etc?? I believe these models had the adjuster threaded into the lever body, not part of the hood, very similar to Universal.? So the hoods should be able to be produced with no more difficulty than Universal.? As to the market, I think it would make sense for a group of CR members to "commision" and prepay for a production run large enough to make it economic.? We've done this before on CR jerseys and some other jerseys, or at least solicited preoders as with te recent Jack Taylor jerseys, which are great by the way, and the Rene Herse jerseys just completed.? I've commmissioned repro decals and repro Cinelli seatbolts in the pasts.
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I have several pairs of later Mafac levers plus one pair on the way that the CR seller cautioned me may have some hood issues.? I'd prepay for several pairs of a Mafac full hood production run and I think some other CR members would as well.
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Regards,
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Jerry Moos
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA