Hercules Commuter 1980's??
04-19-14, 01:58 PM
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Hercules Commuter 1980's??
Hi there
Can across this site whilst trying to gem up on a bike that I spent the afternoon making good..
Seems to be a lot of people in the know on here.
I bought it for £30 from a local sale..
It says it's a Hercules Commuter. I'm guessing it's from the 70's or possibly 80's. It weighs a ton but has scrubbed up ok.
If anyone knows more about it that'd be great. I know it's a pretty low value machine. If I sold it to my Dads partner for £70 would that be about right??
It's a Sturmey Archer 3 speed with SA hubs too.
Can across this site whilst trying to gem up on a bike that I spent the afternoon making good..
Seems to be a lot of people in the know on here.
I bought it for £30 from a local sale..
It says it's a Hercules Commuter. I'm guessing it's from the 70's or possibly 80's. It weighs a ton but has scrubbed up ok.
If anyone knows more about it that'd be great. I know it's a pretty low value machine. If I sold it to my Dads partner for £70 would that be about right??
It's a Sturmey Archer 3 speed with SA hubs too.
04-19-14, 02:01 PM
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Check the rear hub for a date code. Should read something like 81 7 which would make it July 1987. I would guess 1980's and possibly for an import market. When did the white tail fender requirement go away?
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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