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In some ways yes in other ways no. Shimano has been on their forced obsolescence train for 30 years. They don’t make hoods for my old 8spd levers. If I want to
by kjkjadksj 2y ago
In some ways yes in other ways no. Shimano has been on their forced obsolescence train for 30 years. They don’t make hoods for my old 8spd levers. If I want to not deal with ratty old tape over sticky ancient hoods I need to drop $130 on new claris levers and $25 on a new fd because the pull ratio changed then another $20 on new bar tape.
- foco_tubi 2y agoIf your hoods aren't absolutely disintegrating into goo, a little talc powder goes a long way towards getting rid of the stickiness.
- kjkjadksj 2y agoI tried that too. Talc only works for the first time you grip the hoods. If you then take your hands off and regrip you are back to where you started getting black crap everywhere. Tape has been the best solution if a bit ugly.
- shiroiushi 2y ago>They don’t make hoods for my old 8spd levers. You should check AliExpress for those. You might be able to find some knock-offs. AE is actually really good for things like this. The other place to check is Ebay, in case someone is selling NOS (new old stock).
- kjkjadksj 2y agoI’ve tried both. They don’t make 8spd era hoods they do have some 9spd clones. NOS has n’t existed for years and when it comes up people ask $100 for a set of hoods.
- shiroiushi 2y agoI wonder if any of the companies making 9spd clones would be interested in making 8spd clones. It might not be worth it for them, but probably wouldn't hurt to ask, especially if people are actually getting $100 for a set when they dig up some NOS.