Wasn't Hercules using their own Hercumatic hubs and shifters at that time? The seller (apparently a retired bike shop owner) says it dates from around WWII and has a Sturmey Archer hub. If I knew what they looked like over the years, I might be able to date the bike. My biggest problem with this bicycle is the head badge. The Science and Society Picture Library () has some photos of employees at the Hercules factory in the 1930s. It's tough finding info about Hercules bicycles on the web. They were distributed by AMF (American Machine & Foundry.). Raleigh-built 'AMF-Hercules' models are fairly common.
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Hercules hubs continued to use threaded drivers long after Stumrmey-Archer abandoned them. Hercules made their own 3-speed hubs, which were pretty-much identical to the older Sturmey-Archer AW. They sponsored popular racers, most partiuclarly Ken Joy and Eileen Sheridan.
Until merged with Raleigh as part of the TI takeover in 1960, Hercules was a major competitor of Raleigh, with a strong sporting image. The bike is also missing the chainguard.ĭoes Hercules mean 1974 when the serial number is HC74? It should either be a 67 or 77 bicycle, as the first number is a 7. If so, then it's a Raleigh and definitely not worth $150. Is there a little chain attached to the right side of the rear hub, possibly a cable attached to that and running along the frame? Can you read Nottingham anywhere on the frame or below the Hercules on the headbadge or seattube? Verbotenes Verlangen Movie. I don't see the Sturmey-Archer gear shifter on the handlebars. I believe the older ones had it right below the name or maybe to the left. Don't worry the experts should be here shortly. I can't tell from the pics if it's a pre-Raleigh(1960) or not but $150 seems awfully high.
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