Cane Creek 144.7 Hoods Non-Aero (Black)

10 reviews for Cane Creek 144.7 Hoods Non-Aero (Black)

1. 

   Nova – 17 January 2025

   The best I think I’m gonna get, which is pretty durn good.
   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.

2. 

   sewbean – 17 January 2025

   Just what I needed
   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.

3. 

   Impalex – 17 January 2025

   Well made and fitted but not correct for dual brake lever handlebar setups
   This lever hood is pretty well molded to fit the lever hinge housing commonly found on the handlebars of a vintage 10-spd roadbike (in my case a Sears Roebuck model mfg in the late 1960’s). However keep in mind that these hoods aren’t designed for ALL brake lever setups. In my case the handlebars have two sets of brake levers, one set upper and one set lower (a classic Dia-Compe setup). These hoods are not molded to fit brake lever setups like mine. I had to use my knife to cut/modify them by adding a hole on the anterior side of each hood to accomodate the mounting bolt/screw where the upper set of brake levers attaches/pivots. After I added the hole it basically worked, although not perfectly.I do need to grease up the upper lever a little because it is rubbing on the hood just slightly, but that’s fine. My bike is just a commuter. It isn’t a show piece. Oh, and it was a bit tricky to wrap the handlebar tape once I had the hood in place so if you’re planning to wrap your bars, do that first and then install these hoods afterward.

4. 

   John B. – 17 January 2025

   Good value hoods.
   These were the perfect replacements for the original Dia-compe rubber hoods on my 1984 Trek 400. After 30+ years I had assumed that the original hoods would last forever but the rubber finally started braking down and replacement was necessary. Prior to installation I did wash these hoods inside and out (they had a powder on them, possibly a mold release agent from the production process?) and let them fully dry. Then I wiped them (inside and out) with Armourall. I figured this would be a good way to protect them plus they look great (uniform jet black.) Installation was very easy as I was also swapping out brake cables and bar tape. So, who knows, will hoods be as durable the originals? Guess I will find that out when I turn 90. These hoods are an excellent value given the price point and another very good shopping experience with Niagara Cycle. Jb

5. 

   T. Lee – 17 January 2025

   Marginal fit on Suntour Superbe
   “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.

6. 

   Jonas D. – 17 January 2025

   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!!!

7. 

   Silas – 17 January 2025

   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.

8. 

   ALEJANDRO – 17 January 2025

   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.

9. 

   Leofish64 – 17 January 2025

   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.

10. 

    Michelle – 17 January 2025

    Für Shimano 600 Bremshebel passend aber nicht perfekt.