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HERCULES drop bar 23" frame
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came with bike, you may be right, I have no i dea , they look good
The bike looks like my old Hercules I bought new in 1963 and redid it to look like that about 1965. I added the drop bars which cost me about $2 back then. It was a Raleigh clone and mine was sold at the local Gambles hardware store for just under $40 on sale. Actually $20 and a Remington single shot .22 rifle. Roger
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60's I think- I looked at images on google trying to date this one I repainted and built with 27" wheels-mid 60's sometime it seemed
Was that reflective tape on the fork from the factory? I thought someone had done that and it would NOT come off.
That same rounded off Phillips steel crank is that period I think- and that didn't want to come off either, while I had a nice alloy thing with a 45 ring instead of the big 48. The ring had to be straightened with a big 12" crescent wrench and I lubed the BB with heavy gear oil down the seat tube and it spilled out all over the floor for a few days!
Notice how close the wheel clearance is with Schwinn World tourist 3 speed coaster brake 27" wheels. 700C wheels would fit better, and you could go down to 23 or 25mm tyres. I'm amazed at the light weight it already is, and a significant amount could still come off. The front rim is still steel, because the fork only accepts an older skinny axle.
I threw out the chrome cap because it was both rusty and clunky- the original crown gives it almost a more modern sloping look.
Was that reflective tape on the fork from the factory? I thought someone had done that and it would NOT come off.
That same rounded off Phillips steel crank is that period I think- and that didn't want to come off either, while I had a nice alloy thing with a 45 ring instead of the big 48. The ring had to be straightened with a big 12" crescent wrench and I lubed the BB with heavy gear oil down the seat tube and it spilled out all over the floor for a few days!
Notice how close the wheel clearance is with Schwinn World tourist 3 speed coaster brake 27" wheels. 700C wheels would fit better, and you could go down to 23 or 25mm tyres. I'm amazed at the light weight it already is, and a significant amount could still come off. The front rim is still steel, because the fork only accepts an older skinny axle.
I threw out the chrome cap because it was both rusty and clunky- the original crown gives it almost a more modern sloping look.
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