AMF Hercules Cruiser saved from trash... help with year?
04-26-08, 08:44 PM
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AMF Hercules Cruiser saved from trash... help with year?
Hey, I pulled this from the curb yesterday, and spent today cleaning it up. All it needed was air in the tires and grease in the headset, and it was ready to go. I used a rag soaked in oxalic acid to strip off the rust on the rear rack and handlebars, it worked pretty well... there's pretty bad pitting on the handlebars and the front fender, but it turned out beautifully
I'd like to know how old it is... but don't really know how to date it. Serial number on the seat tube (just below the seatpost) is 210700
Pictures!
I'd like to know how old it is... but don't really know how to date it. Serial number on the seat tube (just below the seatpost) is 210700
Pictures!
04-26-08, 09:30 PM
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Hey, I pulled this from the curb yesterday, and spent today cleaning it up. All it needed was air in the tires and grease in the headset, and it was ready to go. I used a rag soaked in oxalic acid to strip off the rust on the rear rack and handlebars, it worked pretty well... there's pretty bad pitting on the handlebars and the front fender, but it turned out beautifully
I'd like to know how old it is... but don't really know how to date it. Serial number on the seat tube (just below the seatpost) is 210700
I'd like to know how old it is... but don't really know how to date it. Serial number on the seat tube (just below the seatpost) is 210700
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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
04-26-08, 10:49 PM
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I believe that chain guard came after mine was made (see my signature). I'll say late '60's at the oldest.
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04-27-08, 05:57 AM
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Looks like the same "hockey stick" chain guard I have on my late Sixties Raleigh.
