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Old 08-27-11 | 02:14 PM
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Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte

Originally Posted by Pompiere
My dad had a Hercules, but not a Royal Prince. Is that a model name for a deluxe model? His has the original Hercules hub and and chainguard. It also looks like it was repainted with a brush. He bought it at a garage sale for a few bucks. I told him that it was pretty old and not a common bike so he knows not to give it away. He really likes it, so that probably won't happen.
I'm not sure what the model is, but since Royal Prince is on the headbadge along with the Hercules name, it may well be the model. I am not familiar enough with Hercules bikes to say what the model is, though there are other references I've found on the web referencing a Hercules Royal Prince.

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