Shimano BL-1055 Aero Hood Covers (Road)

If you have a vintage set of Shimano RX100 (first 2 pictures) or SLR 105 (last 4 pictures) brake levers, these are a perfect fit. Shimano logo and right or left designation for an easy install. Put in sunlight for a couple hours and 1 or 2 drops of water will make them slide in super easy. No need to remove levers from bars, see last 4 pictures for step by step install.

I don’t know if this will come in handy for anyone but if you have a vintage bike with dura- ace BL-7400 brake levers and you don’t want to pay two bills for vintage brake hoods, you CAN buy these and clip the tops off so your brake cables can go through. It’s not a perfect fit, but it’s comfy and way better than my old crumbling set.

I had a hard time finding brake hoods that are compatible with my original Shimano 105 brake levers, model BL-1051. These classics are old but good, but being old, there isn't a lot of information about compatible replacement brake hoods. I decided to try these hoods, having read a comment somewhere on the internet that the BL-1055 hoods will work on BL-1051 levers.I'm happy to report that on my bike, the BL-1055 hoods do indeed work acceptably with the BL-1051 levers. I uploaded two photos in the customer images gallery so you can have a look. While they don't fit perfectly (compared to the original hoods), they are close enough. As you can see from the images, the fit around the top part of the lever is not perfectly flush, but it's good enough. Plus, the hoods are a bit too "tall" for the pointy top of the lever, so you can push the top down a bit. But those light imperfections don't affect the grip or the ride. When you're riding, where you actually put your hands, the hoods do fit snugly, they are stable and don't twist around. In other words, they do what they do and they work fine.I hope this bit of information is helpful to the handful of us still using these quarter-century old brakes.

I used these to restore an old 1989 Cannondale RS400, the hoods were very moldy and grimey. Just took off the old hoods and replaced them with these. Used this video to help me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty0Q9sof0ewJust like the poster before me has said, these hoods work well for the BL-1051 brake levers, even though they are designed for the BL-1055.I do not notice much difference at all between these and the originals.The poster before me said they don't fit very well at the top of the levers, but I have noticed that when you pull the sides a little tighter, the top actually fits quite nicely. Like I said, almost identical to the originals. So recommended!PROS:- Cheap (way cheaper than buying 'vintage' hoods on Ebay)- Good quality by Shimano- Quite easy to install- Fits for both BL-1055 and BL-1051CONS:- None so far!

My 30 year old brake lever hoods had become 'gummy' or sticky. Replacement with these new hoods was not too difficult, necessitating some tugging, pulling and stretching. While I was at it, I removed and replaced the bar tape. Total job took less than an hour.

Fit Schwinn Circuit but there is a tiny gap. They feel amazing but there is a little pocket of air at the tops of the grip, you can fill with hot glue.

I put these on a mid 1990sCenturion Dave Scott frame.I used vaseline to help it get around brakeHandle. It wasn't that hard though.Good value and we will see if it holds up after use. They were shimano SLR Sante.Close to original.

These are nice hoods, and best of all fit on the vintage Shimano 600 levers on my Trek without too much fuss. They looked very similar, and the levers that are listed to fit are very close to my 600's. I was willing to take a chance versus hunting down new-old-stock hoods on the internet and paying $50 for a 25 year old piece of rubber. A few drops of light oil on a few areas helped these slide over my levers easily. There is some void space in the top forward pointy corner (sorry I don't know that particular jargon) of the hoods when installed on my bike but the fit is still decent. I've seen brake hoods exclusive to certain brake levers that fit worse. For $8, these Shimano hoods look and feel good on my bike, and were a huge improvement over the old, deteriorating (and possibly original) hoods on my bike.