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The hoods on my 5500 shimanos is turning into sticky goo (pic related but mine aren't that bad yet) and apparently new replacements don't exist, even fake ones. For now I have covered the worst parts in adhesive tape.
Has anyone ever wrapped handle-bar tape over their shifters? At least up to the curved space where you rest your hands. Though it doesn't sound too complicated I'm having trouble finding a single picture as an example, even of old-time bikes which had no hood covers.