This is my grandpas bike that he bought new as a kid. Handlebars, brooks seat, front wheel, and the paint job are not original. Let me know if you have any info on the bike, and also what you tink of it.
Submitted by Brian
1936 Hercules single speed with coaster brake
Posted on September 10th 2011
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11 Comments Received
September 10th, 2011 @6:40 am
paint the front wheel to match the rear. really like your bike.
September 10th, 2011 @9:39 am
Yeah, I would match the wheels. Either silver or the red. Otherwise, I tink its great. You do your grandpa proud.
September 10th, 2011 @10:47 am
Saddle, handlebar, and bell are good match to originals.
Love this bike.
September 10th, 2011 @12:31 pm
“Balla Status”
September 10th, 2011 @3:08 pm
Looks good. I like the double top bar. prefer silver rims front and rear.
September 10th, 2011 @5:08 pm
Heavy… Priceless
September 11th, 2011 @1:09 am
Very cool. I would go in and do white sidewalls. And a tiger head/stem combo. And go on a big adventure!
October 11th, 2011 @4:39 am
I tink it be purrty, but y u no have it fixed? this site be all about the art of fix.
February 13th, 2012 @9:11 am
I agree with Butterz.. I’ve seen setups similar to this with white walls, and they always look sharp. However that’s more of a 50′s style (if I’m not mistaken) and this bike is from the 30′s. I wonder which is more true to the time period.
What is that piece of metal all the way in the front? It looks like part of the fender mount… or maybe from a missing rack of some kind. ? it looks like an extra part with no use.
Are you going to dress this old bird up, or are you just restoring it a roadworthy condition?
February 13th, 2012 @12:16 pm
^ josh, i can’t remember the name of it exactly, but that assembly connecting to the head tube acts a stabilizer; some had springs, and worked like a rudimentary version of suspension. correct me if i’m wrong, but i think creme balloon tires were more popular. even if they weren’t that would look great, as well as matching silver wheels. very cool when you’ve got family history in a build.
April 23rd, 2012 @7:21 pm
I have an old Hercules and have just thought that converting to fixed gear may be simplest way to get it rolling again.
Did you do all work on your bike yourself or get a third party to do it for you? If the latter, where was that?
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