Hercules Bike Bicycle Restoration

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Published 2022-12-21
Check out this one of kind bike restoration (part 1) of a 1960’s Hercules Cruiser. In this first episode we are repairing the frame and prepping it for a custom powder coat done by ‪@groodybros‬ in Topeka Kansas. If your into bicycle restoration, welding, brazing AND ASMR videos you will enjoy this! Thank you to our amazing channel partners ‪@CapriTools‬ ‪@marquecycling‬ ‪@Bikeflights‬ and rocklube.com for making this project possible. And a special thank you to ‪@MagicshineLights‬ for helping us with this give away. Please check out their channels to learn more about about their great tools and supplies to complete your next restoration project.

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All Comments (17)
  • @breathestrongcycling3672
    still have a soft spot for a good 3 speed. Be nice if shimano would make a drop bar shifter for their nexus 3, they're everywhere here in asia.
  • @Staindsoul4life
    Never heard of magic shine light brand. Seems pretty powerful for a night light for summer desert riding. Love your content and looking forward to your first live stream!
  • @csttd1126
    Feels like Christmas just because I found this amazing youtube channel ! Merry Christmas to all of you.
  • @JAMaxeRestoration
    I always liked the H designed into the front chainring on these old Hercules bikes.
  • @jackiegammon2065
    Magicshine lights have been out for awhile, but at 5000 lumens a battery would more than likely only last a couple of hours. Now like most light brands, I'm sure there are various amounts of light at different modes in order to save the battery. A great gift idea for sure, but folks need to realize that they need to read the info on the light so they are aware of lighting time frames and heat caused by the light.
  • @sprocketandwheel
    If you do not have a cotter pin press, the best way to install them is with a 16oz (or heavier)brass or copper hammer..the brass is softer than the bearings and you will not damage them..do not use a steel hammer..Z..
  • @jimlamberton2435
    The grease ports on the bottom bracket is interesting. You see them from time to time on bikes from the 1940's and earlier. When you look at their location relative to the position of the bearings, you can see that if you pumped grease in, it would fall behind the bearings. Useless.
  • @jimlamberton2435
    You found an interesting bike. A cantilevered frame is uncommon among English bicycles. I like the design, but not a big fan of how they did the cable runs. No judgement here, just preference.
  • @jimlamberton2435
    Oh how I hate cotter pins. Rarely do they ever come out cooperatively. More often than not, I end up drilling them out. Yuck.
  • @paulsweeney5642
    Recently I found a crack where the top tube meets the seat post on my road bike. I found a guy who did aluminium welding and he did job on it. The resulting weld material sits proud and I thought about grinding it back a bit to make it more pleasing to the eye. I too am thinking about repainting. Should I be worried about lessening the weld strength if I smooth it out?
  • @kevinborovsky3558
    Hey Rusty looking forward to this restoration. Do you have reproduction decals, and a chain guard?