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Dia-Compe Non-Aero
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Average Rating:  (20 Reviews)
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List Price: $10.82
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Product Description:
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Dia-Compe Non-Aero Brake Lever Hood. Features: Not compatible with "safety" levers
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Black
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$8.40
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Tan
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$7.99
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Customers' Reviews:
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 "Dia-Compe" that's not., July 21, 2010
By Stay classy! (Southern California)
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I was very disappointed to find upon receiving my shipment that the Dia-Compe hoods shown in the title of the item listing, the product photo, and description are in fact "Cane Creek" hoods. Nobody wants anything branded "Cane Creek" on their classic bike, and it appears the seller knows this so deceivingly misrepresents their hoods.
One occasionally expects this sort of dodgy listing behavior on eBay but NOT on Amazon.com.
In addition, the hoods are very thin and flimsy and I consider them an inferior product.
This is my first poor experience with a vendor sanctioned by Amazon.com, and it's a shame.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Plain black hoods., June 14, 2011
By Glenn Wolf (Cincinnati, OH USA)
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Package contained 2 non-aero hoods, black, with "Cane Creek" written on both sides in a plain font. Nothing gimmicky.
I have two older Shimano brake levers. I bought the bike used, so I can't give an age, but I would guess that they are at least 20 years old. Probably older. The hoods that were on there were some old gum-colored Dia Compe hoods that fit perfectly, but needed replaced. I bought these and some new black handlebar tape to spruce up the look of the handlebars.
I've only just put them on, so I can't speak to the longevity, but I can say that they do install OK. Just flexible enough to get into place, but not sloppy. The lever opening is a bit small, in my opinion, but I'm not faulting the hoods, it's probably just my particular setup/situation.
They seem nicely made, and provide a firm resistance when you position your hands on the hoods. For under 10 bucks, I'm not going to worry about these too much.
I will add to this if something worth mentioning comes up with use.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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 Just what I needed, July 5, 2009
By sewbean (Los Angeles, CA)
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Having an older road bike from the 80's, I needed to replace the aging brake hoods. These fit over my brake handles perfectly. In addition, they were fairly priced even with the shipping fees (total $12) and arrived faster than estimated. My LBS quoted anywhere from $15-20 for a pair of these, which I would have had to special order and pay for shipping as well. And auctions on eBay.com weren't really priced much better than Niagara Cycle Works in general.
Like the previous review, these brake hoods do not have "Dia Compe" on the them, which I found a bit disappointing. Instead, they were branded as "Cane Creek," which appear to be the most prevalent brand for those old-school brake hoods. They work fairly well: moderately cushy, very gripped, easy to install, and come in a variety of colors; I've seen them even in hot pink online!
All in all, an excellent product with very fair pricing and fast shipping from Niagara Cycle Works.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Dia compe brake lever hoods black non aero from Niagra Cycle, September 23, 2008
By rocket on your left (Excelsior, MN USA)
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Dia Compe Brake Lever Hoods Black Pair Non Aero
This product is the best non aero hood for the price available to consumers. Niagra Cycle was very helpful with communication, fast delivery, and packed items well for shipping. They even wrote me a thank you email for my purchase. Kudos to Niagra Cycle and Amazon.com for providing such great service and quality.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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gardener, August 7, 2008
By gardener (Oregon)
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Good value for the price since they last for at least 23 yrs. That's how old the others were that I had to replace.
I would definitely recommend this product.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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 Acceptable, October 3, 2011
By M. Russo
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I bought a road bike with bare handlebars that I wrapped with tan colored handlebar tape, and these gum colored hoods matched my color scheme. I haven't had to install hoods on my own before as most of my bikes already came with some on them. When I finally got these on they looked really nice, complemented my handlebar tape, and with some tinkering were aesthetically what I was looking for.
That's about it for the good stuff, though; first off, as the picture clearly demonstrates, these are stamped "Cane Creek" and not Dia-Compe. I knew this when buying but still don't appreciate the mis-labeling. Second, these don't have any sort of hole in the side to allow installation of secondary levers (also known as safety levers or extension levers, the ones that let you brake from the top of the bar). By direct consequence if you remove the pin holding the levers and slide these on and then try to re-install the levers, there's no way to re-insert the pin back in unless you slice a hole into the side. Given that I wanted to install safety levers, I had to do this anyway, and it was fairly easy and the result was decent with a sharp knife.
It would be very difficult to install these in any other way; if your brakes don't have safety levers but you have a threaded pin that protrudes a little bit to allow you to install them, there's no way you'll be able to stretch these around that. If the pin lies flush with the rest of the brake or your brakes don't allow safeties, then you're somewhat in luck, except that the rubber this is made out of is extraordinarily stiff. Soaking them in scalding water for ten minutes had no effect. You'll have to completely remove the brake from the clamps on the handlebar and slide these on from the back. So to recapitulate, if you have old brakes whose lever pin protrudes out the side of the brake, you'll need to drive it out with a hammer, slide this hood on, slice a hole into it with something sharp, and then reassemble the entire brake over again to get it on.
And worst of all, the absurdly stiff rubber makes it very difficult to wrap handlebar tape. With most tape packages there are small pieces of "finishing" tape that are usually put under the brake hoods to give it a smooth and even looking finish, but these hoods are completely impossible to pull back without tearing, which happened with one of them. I had to cut these finishing pieces by an inch and insert them barely a millimeter under the hood to get it to work. Again, the end result was nice, but complicated. My cheap rubber hoods on my other bike folded back completely and made the process way easier. As you can tell I was really dissatisfied and believe this product warrants two stars, but I was pleased enough with the end result when all was said and done that I gave it three.
Considering that these are almost ten dollars, decide if it's worth it to you, and consider dropping by your local bike store to see what they have instead and how stretchy their material is.
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Nice Product, September 28, 2011
By GreyingDad
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Nice product, but required modifications to fit the Dia Compe brakes on my 70's era Raleigh Grand Prix road bike. I wish they didn't say Cane Creek but I can't complain about the qualtity of the material. In the end, I'll recommend this product to others.
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ok replacement, September 4, 2011
By opositive (usa)
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easy to install. more comfortable than bare brakes but not by too much. i mostly bought these to keep the original look of a vintage bike left in a barn for 15 years that i am fixing.
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Better than bare metal, August 16, 2011
By tehjayemeffsee
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My bike came with "safety levers" and no hoods. I removed the safety levers, cut off the mounting stud for them, and installed these hoods instead. They fit snugly; I won't have to worry about them falling off. Installation is best done from the bottom.
Once on, I have found them to be more-or-less comfortable. I'm slightly disappointed in the shape of the portion under the lever. My wife has older versions on her bike, and it's nicely curved on the side under the lever. This new one is mostly flat with sharper corners. But it's rounded where it really matters, on the top. Overall, it's a nice improvement over what was (wasn't) there before.
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great hoods, July 18, 2011
By A. Piasecki (CA)
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Got these to replace old gum hoods on an early '80's motobecane super mirage. are a little tight and took some effort to get over the break levers, but seem to fit adequately and did not tear. there is a little extra room at the top which covers some of the cable, but this is just aesthetic and does not effect the performance. seems durable and that it should hold up for a lot of daily wear, as i use this bike to commute to and from work.
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Good replacement hood for Weinmann & Dia Compe non-aero levers, March 15, 2011
By tough customer
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These fit the 70's-80's vintage Weinmann and Dia Compe brake levers perfectly. They may also work on other brands, but the fit may not be ideal. If your bike is for riding rather than showing, these hoods make more sense than purchasing expensive NOS replacements that you're going to get dirty and wear out anyway.
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Great replacement!, May 3, 2012
By spinningtabletop
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Fits great on old Weinmann levers. Tight but goes on without too much trouble. Does get slightly in the way of the level, but no big deal.
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Good stuff, April 17, 2012
By whyatt
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The package was sent quickly and the product was exactly as it was described and it was very decently priced
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 hood, January 8, 2012
By mike
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did not fit my shimano 600 brake levers. i had to cut them and then they still didnt come all the way to the handle bar. made for a different brake.
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well made, December 14, 2011
By turboman (San Antonio, TX)
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The hood is well made of durable rubber. It fits just fine but I did have to make the hole where the brake cable enters just a bit larger. One tip I would offer is that before pulling the hood over the brake handle assembly would be to spray the inside of the hood with silicone and this will facilitate it slipping over much easier.
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Great brake hoods for Vintage Diacompe, May 7, 2011
By surf safe - Surf Linux Mint (South of Miami and Loving It!)
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These fit superbly. Look is exactly like my original product, feel is excellent.
Highly recommend these for look, feel, and fit.
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Dia Comp Hoods, May 31, 2010
By Bldaz (Scottsdale, AZ USA)
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These are the Non Aero type, they are well made and hold up to stretching over the bars and levers.
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Great to buy from, September 2, 2009
By R. Pierce
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No problems whatsoever. Oh, color is brown (as mentioned) not tan, but for me not enough to worry about
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A-OK, June 21, 2008
By Stringfella (Illinois)
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This is the Cane Creek replacement for old Dia-Compe non-aero brake hood covers. The cover looks and fits fine, but the hand rest area is not nearly as soft/thick/cushy as the original product. When I ordered the product, the picture had the Dia-Compe logo/name on the item and I was a bit disappointed the item I received was labelled Cane Creek. The correct picture has since been put in the ad (at least on Niagara's site).
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paul, February 9, 2012
By 5557chevy (Lost Angels, Ca)
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Deceptive way of selling inferior brake hoods. Cane Creek is NO Dia Compe. Cane Creek USA used to have high quality products. Does Cane Creek even make brake components? Why show a Cane Creek hood and advertise it as Dia Compe. I'd rather have non branded hood than a cane creek branded one
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