For the love of English 3 speeds...
08-06-16, 10:22 AM
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I put the paint lid cover back on and it's now rubbing...
I'm going to give this bike a little "time out" and perhaps it will have time to reflect on it's mistakes...
08-06-16, 10:25 AM
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Agree with the above - and the other thing you might find (I did anyway) is that its much noisier in use (the chaincase echoes a lot in my experience). I ran one of my bikes without a guard or case and it was the quietest riding bike I ever had - put on the chaincase and lots of road noise. Looks cool though...
08-06-16, 12:03 PM
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Braved the humid heat of PA and cleaned a S/A shifter for my Rudge project!
08-06-16, 03:24 PM
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08-07-16, 07:32 AM
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"Hey Lady!, Give this a squeeze."
Inappropriate joke.
08-07-16, 08:21 AM
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I love it - "modern record breakers give it their OK"...not wow fantastic, more like "yeah it was all right"....
BTW - @gster - for feeding the chain through the case try using an old inner brake wire with the end nub still attached - thread the wire through the last link then through the top run - pull the chain through and around the chain wheel and out the other end. Saves balancing the bike on its end!
BTW - @gster - for feeding the chain through the case try using an old inner brake wire with the end nub still attached - thread the wire through the last link then through the top run - pull the chain through and around the chain wheel and out the other end. Saves balancing the bike on its end!
08-07-16, 05:01 PM
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The chaincase on my Gazelle is not nearly the pain the Herc looks to be, but it's plastic and multi piece. The chain looks like the day it was installed, though!
Have you thought about a 21 tooth rear sprocket before fitting that nice shiny chain?
Have you thought about a 21 tooth rear sprocket before fitting that nice shiny chain?
08-07-16, 05:03 PM
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gster, what kind of tires(tyres) did you fit her with?
08-07-16, 05:36 PM
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Dual suspension circa 1890. Looks like an AMP from the 1980's (kinda)
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08-07-16, 06:58 PM
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i.e not a "C" clip. It looks to be threaded on.
08-07-16, 06:59 PM
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08-07-16, 07:01 PM
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I love it - "modern record breakers give it their OK"...not wow fantastic, more like "yeah it was all right"....
BTW - @gster - for feeding the chain through the case try using an old inner brake wire with the end nub still attached - thread the wire through the last link then through the top run - pull the chain through and around the chain wheel and out the other end. Saves balancing the bike on its end!
BTW - @gster - for feeding the chain through the case try using an old inner brake wire with the end nub still attached - thread the wire through the last link then through the top run - pull the chain through and around the chain wheel and out the other end. Saves balancing the bike on its end!
08-07-16, 07:50 PM
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I haven't worked on a Hercules hub, but I have on another licensed AW hub made by Brampton. They are both copies of the earlier SA hub with a threaded instead of splined driver. The parts are interchangeable. If you ever wanted to, you should be able to swap the old style threaded driver with a newer SA driver that uses the usual splines and circlip to attach cogs.
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Most Dutch manufacturers ditched the oil bath chaincase in the 1920's, as the design of the chains changed and they needed less oil to be durable.
08-08-16, 02:33 PM
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While at the local bike co-op picking up a used B.O.B. trailer I was wandering around the back room and found the remains of a treasure, a coffee brown 23" Raleigh Sports men's frame and some parts. If anyone is interested I can provide the contact info. I have one like it so don't need another, and mine is not nearly as shiny and un-nicked but someone might be interested in this very nice frameset (frame, fork, headset) with stem, chainguard and rear fender. Everything else is missing. No price that I could see.
08-08-16, 04:32 PM
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A quick note about Evapo-Rust. Works great on rust stains on chrome, but some nuts, bolts and things like steel shifter pulley and steel fulcrum clip grommet on my Rudge have a cheaper plating that looks like Parkerizing. They look great at first, but in short order, they turn solid rust brown. The Evapo-Rust destroys what ever is left of this finish leaving the steel unprotected. I cleaned them up again, put on a coat of aluminum paint and called it good.
Would have looked better if I had left them alone though. My old Rudge is a rider, no big deal, but it would be a problem on a quality preservation bike.
Would have looked better if I had left them alone though. My old Rudge is a rider, no big deal, but it would be a problem on a quality preservation bike.
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Got it ready to ride, found an original saddlebag and headlight mount, retro style headlight and rear rack (will do till I find find period pieces). Took it for a ride last evening and I could not stop smiling. It,s a 1967 model, built the year I got married and was waiting for me all this time.
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Got it ready to ride, found an original saddlebag and headlight mount, retro style headlight and rear rack (will do till I find find period pieces). Took it for a ride last evening and I could not stop smiling. It,s a 1967 model, built the year I got married and was waiting for me all this time.
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Got it ready to ride, found an original saddlebag and headlight mount, retro style headlight and rear rack (will do till I find find period pieces). Took it for a ride last evening and I could not stop smiling. It,s a 1967 model, built the year I got married and was waiting for me all this time.
