A lot of larger online retailers that sell brake levers will often have replacement hoods for them, if they're available. For instance, here jenson has replacement hoods for the shorter pull cane creek aero levers (which will also work on the tektro R200), in both black and gum:
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/sub/111-Brake+Levers.aspx?s=1476 I think places like Velo-Orange have them too. Seeing as Hudz only currently makes hoods for the big three (shimano/campy/sram), you might have better luck emailing cane creek to see if they have plans to market a gum hood for their v-brake levers (which are the same as the tektros). On Aug 10, 9:43 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, folks! > > I've e-mailed the "Hudz" folks (the makers of the hoods used in the > build referenced in Eric's link) to discover what they know about > compatibility between any of their offerings and the two drop-bar > linear-pull brake levers of which I'm aware (Tektro RL-520 and Dia- > Compe V-287). (I also hinted it would be nice to have some if they > don't already have some that work.) > > I'll update this thread with what I learn. > > Anybody know of any other sources of hoods? It seems to be a mainstay > of the Hudz brand; theirs are readily available. But I don't know > about any other sources. Say, maybe, like a rubber-goods equivalent of > Purely Custom (from which I got fun "emerald green" presta valve caps/ > collars and headset spacer for my Hillborne). > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Aug 9, 5:25 pm, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gum-colored hoods are made for Ergo levers: > > >http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2010/07/today-bike-campy-alchemy.html > > > You can probably also find them for your Tektros. > > > --Eric > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Aug 9, 2010, at 2:57 PM, TJ Ramb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This may be a little off topic and a bad idea - but I was considering > > > spraying mine using vinyl upholstery paint. > > > Can't make them gum colored exactly but there are some options that > > > come close - wear may be a factor. > > > > Otherwise I wouldn't be shocked if the hoods from other brands could > > > be swapped in with some trial and error. > > > > On Aug 9, 8:55 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > >> Hi, all! > > > >> Anyone know of a source for other-than-black hoods for the drop bar > > >> linear-pull brake levers that RBW sells? I think those levers are > > >> Tektro RL-520 model levers. > > > >> I know Dia-Compe has some drop bar linear-pull brake levers that are > > >> available with either black or brown hoods; but even for those I don't > > >> know where to get replacement hoods. And the levers cost more. And I > > >> don't know if I'd like their shape as much as the Tektros, which feel > > >> pretty good to me. > > > >> Thanks! > > > >> Yours, > > >> Thomas Lynn Skean > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
