Cane Creek 144.7 Hoods Non-Aero (Black)

I have old Dia-Compe brakes, with the safety bars (which apparently are kind of a permanent attachment... :/ ), and I was tired of 1) seeing the aluminum/-ium brake lever housings, and tired of how uncomfortable they are to hold for long periods. So, I went out on a limb and bought these. I was waiting until I got new brake cables and housings to install these, along with a new bar wrap, but I got a wild hair up my butt and stayed up waaaay too late last night installing them. If you're unsure of how to do that, just go watch some YouTube videos. RJ The Bike Guy has a good one on how to install aero brake levers; the steps are very similar. And there's a British channel full of pretentious gear heads that has a good one on how to actually install the hoods, but I mostly ignored that. The install itself was pretty easy; just pull the damn things on, slowly and little by little, so as to avoid tearing them. The hiccups I ran into were due to the fact that I was using old cable, which was a little frayed (which makes things a LOT more difficult), and I didn't have the right tools. Both of which were my own fault, and will not be reflected in this review.Like I mentioned before, I have the brake levers with the safety/suicide handles on, which did complicate things a bit. Luckily, they're easy to remove most of the way. I'd've left them off, but the main axle on which all the levering force is centered is especially long, hollow, and threaded, to accept the hardware for those levers, and there's no way to replace those axles without just replacing the entire lever (which I will be, down the road). So, instead, I pulled the hoods on all the way, took a small screwdriver, and poked through into the hollow areas on the axles, pulled the hood down around those axles, and trimmed off the excess with a razor. Now the safety handles fit securely, operate normally, and the hood has a nice fit and finish to it.Took my first ride with them on today; a nice 10-miler with errands thrown in for good measure. Such a noticeable difference. Not just in looks, though that's definitely a major bonus, but also in comfort. I don't ride with gloves (yet), and that little extra cushioning/shock absorption is supreme. So so happy I finally got around to putting them on.My only gripe with these is that the nubbin from which the brake cable comes out isn't the tightest-fitting thing in the world on my levers. It might be on yours, but it's definitely not on mine. It's fine, you can't even see that it's a touch loose, but it's not perfect. You can't even feel it when riding. But you *can* feel it if you grab around that little peak and squeeze/shimmy. It's not a perfect fit. But hey, it's universal-ish. Can't win them all.Overall, I'm very very pleased.

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.

Nice flexible rubber. I had to modify in a minor way to fit over old Shimano 600 brake levers. Did it with sharp scissors. They went on easily - tip is to dip them in hot water first, then slide on. They look fine. Only minor niggle is they do say "Cane Creek" on the side, which I'd prefer to not have. It's small and molded into the rubber, so nobody but me will ever notice or care.

This product fits tight and that's exactly what I want. A hood that stretches too easily and installs too quickly would be loose or thin, qualities I would not find desirable. I installed the first by myself, tugging, pulling and celebrating each micro-movement of the hood until it rested in the right spot on the brake. I enlisted my son's services for the second one and that went much faster. We used only our hands and fingers to move the hood into place, as I suspect tools could damage it. I tested it and this hood offers a comfortable spot to rest my hands.

"Marginal" fitment on Suntour Superbe levers. Levers work, with some friction from hood. Since Superbe parts are no longer available, this is the best fitting option left for vintage levers. About 1/4" shy in reaching the handlebar.

I bougt these brake lever hoods for my Dia-Compe brake levers and they do fit quite well. I mounted them nearly a month ago.Before these, I had Weinmann brake hoods on my Dia-Compe brake levers, which had to be replaced. According to another review, these brake hoods also fit for Shimano 600 non-aero brake levers. On my Dia-Compe brake levers, the rubber is pushed down a little bit when you pull the lever. But that's also the case with the original Shimano 600 brake hoods and with the old Weinmann brake hoods I had before. Meanwhile, Dia-Compe produces their old-style brake levers 202 and 204 again and the rubbers for these brake levers (DC204QC COVER) are available, too. But it seems that these covers are a little bit tighter and do fit to fewer brake lever models. That's why I decided to buy the Cane Creek hoods. I did not find any other available and reasonably priced brake hoods besides the Cane Creek and the Dia-Compe hoods. Shimano still sells the 600 brake hoods as spare parts, but they are sold at a higher price (I saw an offer at more than twice the price of these hoods) and I don't know if the Shimano hoods fit on my Dia-Compe brake levers. For the above reasons, I can recommend these Cane Creek brake hoods.These brake lever hoods are produced in Japan. So probably you don't need to worry that there are any toxic ingedients in the rubber.

Well made. I lubed with silicone spray before installing. It will work with safety brake bars, I used an exacto hobby knife to make a small opening to accomodate the mounting bolt.

decent cover for the price

Ich musste sie für mein altes Rennrad mit weinmann bremsen etwas zuschneiden, war aber wirklich kein großes Problem. Qualität ist in Ordnung. Das anbringen ist wirklich NICHT so schwer wie man in den Rezession oft liest. Kann sie nur weiterempfehlen!!!

These hoods were a great replacement for the melted hoods that were on my vintage bike (picture attached of old hoods). My vintage bike is a 80's Nishiki International with non aero dia compe brake levers. It took a while to scrape off the old hoods and clean off the gunk before replacing it with these Cane Creek replacements.As you can see in the picture, these replacement hoods fit perfectly. I did not have any trouble slipping them onto the levers. Here's some tips for what I did to clean off the gunk and pop on the new hoods:Use some windex or generic glass cleaner and some aluminum foil to scrub off the gunk.Lubricate the new hoods by spraying the glass cleaner inside the hoods and then slip them on.Glass cleaner is cheap and dries fast. If you don't have that handy, rubbing alcohol works too.

Excelentes son la mejor alternativa para las bicletas estilo vintage, casi quedan perfecto un poko más corto que el original pero se arregla ensintando más arriba el freno.

I purchased this set of Cane Creek 144.7 Non-Aero Hoods in Black for my 40 year old road racer. The fit was close enough and looked great on the bike. I had to make a small cut to the bottom of the hood so as to allow me to operate the brake lever more easily but besides that, the hoods worked out perfect. I also have a set of Superb brakes on this bike as my other bike so both sets of Cane Creek hoods worked out perfect for them.

These fit perfectly. I was a little skeptic so by the size at first but they sit nicely and snug. Super grippy too