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| trials guy |
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Hello - I just picked up a 1972 or '73 TDF (54cm. green in color) and it is needing cables and brake hoods. The original Mafac 1/2 brake hoods are pretty well shot and I was wondering if anyone had a source for these in white. The few that I've seen online seem to run $50 and up. Ouch!!! I will post photos soon... Thanks, John  |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:53 am |
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| verktyg |
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Unfortunately, Mafac went out of business in the mid to late 80s (1988?). They haven't been made for over 20 years.
There are some reproduction Campagnolo and Universal brake lever hoods available. Those are much easier to produce than the Mafac 1/2 hoods which have a metal strip embedded in them.
It seems that suddenly there's a growing interest in our French bikes which were sneered at for so long! 
A few suggestions:
1. Check around some long established bike shops. They may not have the hoods themselves but might have some old levers with hoods in their junk boxes.
2. Look for an old French clunker bike that may have some usable hoods. You might find a complete bike for $10-$25! Take what you need and sell the rest for $50-$100 to someone looking to build a fixie! 
3. Bite the bullet... 
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SF Bay Area, CA USA
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1969 TdF
1971 TdF
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1984 TdF x 2 Bikes
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| | | | | | | | | TDF in need of Mafac hoods... | | | | | |
| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:59 am |
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Thanks Chas... I was hoping that perhaps someone had a secret source for these things! I will keep looking. Trying to include photos here. John
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:28 am |
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| verktyg |
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| trials guy wrote: |
| I was hoping that perhaps someone had a secret source for these things! I will keep looking. |
You got all my secrets!
Seek and ye shall find!
Nice bike in excellent, beautiful condition. 
Looks to be from the early 70s, maybe 1971. It has long point Prugnat lugs, Nervex Professional fork crown, brazed on rear brake cable bridge, and the old style Simplex dropouts without an integral rear derailleur hanger.
The items that place it around that time are the swagged over seat stay tops and Campagnolo Nuovo Tipo hubs instead of Normandy Luxe Competition hubs. |
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Chas.
SF Bay Area, CA USA
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1984 Criterium
1969 TdF
1971 TdF
1974 TdF
1984 TdF x 2 Bikes
1970 SC
1971 SC
1972 SC
1984 SC
1984 Team Pro
1985 Professional
1990s Team Replica |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 10:58 am |
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| Very pretty bike. HOpe you find those hoods. My recommendation for hard to find parts is usually "Ebay"! |
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