1935 Hercules Model G

[SirMike1983]

Working on a pre war 3 speed bicycle- a Hercules Model G All Black/All Weather.

http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2013/03/1935-hercules-3-speed-model-g.html

http://bikeshedva.blogspot.com/2013/03/hercules-3-speed-bicycle-fender-repair.html

So far the bicycle is partially torn down and I'm removing the spraybomb/housepaint and trying to preserve/supplement the original black paint. It's no small task, but it's really an interesting bicycle. I'm really looking forward to riding it once it's done.

 

[tailhole]

Love it!

Very, very nice. Keep us posted.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Looks sharp! I thought that these brake shoes made a HUGE improvement in braking on my rod brake bike:
http://harriscyclery.net/product/fibrax-sh144-premium-rod-brake-shoes-pair-1507.htm
Have fun with it.

 

[OldRider]

Very very nice! Wasn't Hercules tied in with Phillips somehow?

 

[SirMike1983]

Very very nice! Wasn't Hercules tied in with Phillips somehow?

Later on they were both owned by the same parent company- British Cycle Corporation, and ultimately TI/Raleigh.

http://herculesmuseum.wordpress.com/

 

[OldRider]

An interesting history, thanks for the link!

 

[fat tire trader]

Nice Bike! I have a couple of Hercules bikes also. You can see one of them here

http://www.fattiretrading.com/42herc.html

I also have several Hercules catalogs

http://www.fattiretrading.com/catalogs.html

 

[SirMike1983]

Nice Bike! I have a couple of Hercules bikes also. You can see one of them here

http://www.fattiretrading.com/42herc.html

I also have several Hercules catalogs

http://www.fattiretrading.com/catalogs.html

I like your website. I don't see the black/Model G in the 1939 catalog. If you get the earlier 1936 catalog up, I'd be interested in looking through it. I'm always searching to reference materials for the projects I end up doing. Nice site.

 

[fat tire trader]

 

[SirMike1983]

Excellent- thanks for that. Mine is the "all black at no extra charge" with the 3 speed add-on. I've got a vintage Hercules gear case on the way that I hope will work out nicely.