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jeremyb
Mar 19, 12 10:58
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PSA: Hooker aero brake
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For those interested, just saw someone posted a Hooker aero brake on ebay:
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Bmanners
Mar 19, 12 12:08
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Thanks,
One bid and i am out bid already ...lol. I will return to it in 6 days. See how high Andy wants to go ;0)
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Ag3Gr0up3r
Mar 19, 12 12:19
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Off topic, but Tri Rig's Omega aero brake is a good alternative to Hooker Aero.
http://www.tririg.com/store.php?c=omega
BMANX
Mar 19, 12 13:37
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If you want the fastest, this is it. Nothing beats it. NOTHING!
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Andrew Coggan
Mar 19, 12 18:08
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Never say never. ;-)
BMANX
Mar 19, 12 18:17
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Hey you can't do that!
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jeremyb
Mar 20, 12 9:07
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It will be interesting to see if this gets bidded up to the levels these things have sold for in the past now that that Omega tririg brake is launching nearly at the same time.
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BMANX
Mar 20, 12 10:48
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Should go higher as they are still the fastest no matter what anyone says. A little birdie told me that because of its design it is still the fastest brake available and a great addition to any bike looking to be more aero.
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jeremyb
Mar 20, 12 10:52
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Previously (11/1/2009):
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BMANX
Mar 20, 12 11:09
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I think I know how bought those.
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JPDMD25
Mar 20, 12 13:44
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Someone school me on these.... why arent they made anymore? Always seem to be in such high demand.
jeremyb
Mar 20, 12 13:51
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JPDMD25 wrote:
Someone school me on these.... why arent they made anymore? Always seem to be in such high demand.
Well the guys at Tri rig thought the same thing, as have I.
If you've seen my Retro TT stuff thread, things were crazy aero back in the 80's and then all hell broke loose, the UCI began cracking down on innovation, bike companies focused on frame weight, and generally aerodynamics was less of a concern.
Nearly every company had an aero brake at one time.
Hooker with no backplate ---- brake posts integrated into fork:
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Bmanners
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jeremyb wrote:
JPDMD25 wrote:
Someone school me on these.... why arent they made anymore? Always seem to be in such high demand.
Well the guys at Tri rig thought the same thing, as have I.
If you've seen my Retro TT stuff thread, things were crazy aero back in the 80's and then all hell broke loose, the UCI began cracking down on innovation, bike companies focused on frame weight, and generally aerodynamics was less of a concern.
Nearly every company had an aero brake at one time.
Hooker with no backplate ---- brake posts integrated into fork:
Pure awesome!!!
Why does the UCI hate aero so much?
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btmoney
Mar 20, 12 20:54
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Is that a steel (cro-mo) Hooker fork too? Makes sense considering the wacky bolting w/ the brake.
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Mar 20, 12 22:12
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Can someone tell me what brake the 4th one down other photos above is?
The one below the Campy brake. I have one of those. It was on my old Zipp bike before I bought a factory brake to replace it with.
I also have one of the Zippmaero covers I could sell if anyone is interested. As you can imagine, I paid a crazy price for it.
btmoney
Mar 20, 12 22:18
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looks like "Weinmann" is printed on it...could be wrong as i just zoomed in the image
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Weinmann Delta or Delta Pro...IIRC the "Pro" the only difference was that the "Pro" had a rubber boot on it.
Ran a set back in the early 90's...stopping power was not the best.
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Mar 21, 12 6:46
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Thanks folks!
jeremyb
Mar 21, 12 8:46
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Yep, Weinmann Delta:
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James Haycraft
Mar 25, 12 17:29
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Still purty cheap
http://cgi.ebay.com/...US:3160#ht_500wt_949
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jeremyb
Mar 26, 12 11:03
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James Haycraft wrote:
Still purty cheap
http://cgi.ebay.com/...US:3160#ht_500wt_949
Yep, looks like the tririg brake may have had some effect on this auction.
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Mar 26, 12 13:04
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That might have been the least amount of money I have seen one of them go for.
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jeremyb
May 1, 12 11:00
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last one went for $215 shipped
no bids on this one at $250 shipped
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these brakes are coming out of the woodwork now
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BMANX
May 1, 12 11:32
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Now that Nick has done the Omega, there really is no need to get the Hooker. Well I should not say there is no need until we see actual test results but since the Omega seems to address some of the short comings of the Hooker and the price is lower to buy something new, I would doubt that this one actually sells at this price.
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May 1, 12 18:44
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Had a dream the other night i walked into a corner grocery store and happened to look at a display case in the back. In that display case were a bunch of old new unused condition top of the line Retro cranksets and Tt rings. In the corner next to them was hooker aero brake. Think i am officially nuts now :0(
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