Raleigh Elan

lazeespite · Nov 26, 2012

Hi guys

Just bought a Raleigh Elan in good enough nick to ride around without too much work. One thing that definitely needs doing quickly is the brake hoods which are a sticky mashed up mess. I've not had drop bar brakes before so I'm unsure as to what type of hood I need to replace them, the levers are Shimano Exage 105(I think) but I cannot find specific hoods for this model. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

David B · Nov 27, 2012

lazeespite":18yuhm1b said:
Hi guys

Just bought a Raleigh Elan in good enough nick to ride around without too much work. One thing that definitely needs doing quickly is the brake hoods which are a sticky mashed up mess. I've not had drop bar brakes before so I'm unsure as to what type of hood I need to replace them, the levers are Shimano Exage 105(I think) but I cannot find specific hoods for this model. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Worst comes to the worst, you can still find the complete levers rather than just the hoods on eBay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat ... _PrefLoc=1

May not be all that much more expensive than a pair of hoods, either!

David

lazeespite · Nov 28, 2012

Thanks for the advice, I found a brand new Exage brake set for £25!

David B · Nov 28, 2012

lazeespite":1csfqybz said:
Thanks for the advice, I found a brand new Exage brake set for £25!

I did actually spot that (I think it was Absolute Cycles flogging it) but wasn't sure if you wanted a whole brakeset. It's a good bargain though!

David

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