Carlos Guevara
On Training Wheels
Hi,
I found an old and rusty Hercules Bike from the 60´s I presume. I repair almost the entire bike but I’m struggling with the brakes system.
English is not my native language but I will try to explain myself, so please forgive me any mistakes. Doing the best I can here with all the technical words!
The rod breaks have a 04 points where there is a holder that supports the rod, these supports/holders were removed to be able to chromize the rods of the bicycle. My problem is that now when I try to assemble the rod brake system this holders/lever guides don’t fit with the bike’s handlebar.
When I asked around, I few people told me that this holders are placed under pressure, and this pressure is exerted by the rod and the brake springs. How the four brake lever guides are attached to the handlebars?
I cannot put an image but if you look in google "rod brake bicycle" you can see in the handlebar 4 points that support the rod brake bar.
These points are screws and screw a second part that is like a ring/nut. These parts do not adjust and seems like the ring was glued. Maybe you can help me.
Thank you very much for your support
In the image you can see the four points that support the rod and the handlebard. This are somehow "glued".
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I found an old and rusty Hercules Bike from the 60´s I presume. I repair almost the entire bike but I’m struggling with the brakes system.
English is not my native language but I will try to explain myself, so please forgive me any mistakes. Doing the best I can here with all the technical words!
The rod breaks have a 04 points where there is a holder that supports the rod, these supports/holders were removed to be able to chromize the rods of the bicycle. My problem is that now when I try to assemble the rod brake system this holders/lever guides don’t fit with the bike’s handlebar.
When I asked around, I few people told me that this holders are placed under pressure, and this pressure is exerted by the rod and the brake springs. How the four brake lever guides are attached to the handlebars?
I cannot put an image but if you look in google "rod brake bicycle" you can see in the handlebar 4 points that support the rod brake bar.
These points are screws and screw a second part that is like a ring/nut. These parts do not adjust and seems like the ring was glued. Maybe you can help me.
Thank you very much for your support
In the image you can see the four points that support the rod and the handlebard. This are somehow "glued".