Hey, guys just started posting and thought I'd start with this Hercules I picked up a couple weeks ago that I've been working on. Unfortuneatly I don't have any before pics...I meant to take some but forgot. Basically the bike was filthy and all the shiny parts had a nice coat of surface rust (luckily there wasn't much pitting).
So far I've torn this bike down and polished and cleaned everything that I could and replaced the bearings on the headset and front wheel. Here's where I'm at:
It's hard to tell from the pic but the chrome parts look pretty good and the painted parts have a nice road worn patina too them. I'll try to add some pics where there is better light.
This project was moving right along until it came time to rebuild the bottom bracket. I couldn't for the life of me take apart the cottered crank. I tried the hammer method (as prescribed by Sheldon Brown) and also the C-clamp method to no avail...these came in yesterday and should get me going again.
More to come soon...
So far I've torn this bike down and polished and cleaned everything that I could and replaced the bearings on the headset and front wheel. Here's where I'm at:
It's hard to tell from the pic but the chrome parts look pretty good and the painted parts have a nice road worn patina too them. I'll try to add some pics where there is better light.
This project was moving right along until it came time to rebuild the bottom bracket. I couldn't for the life of me take apart the cottered crank. I tried the hammer method (as prescribed by Sheldon Brown) and also the C-clamp method to no avail...these came in yesterday and should get me going again.
More to come soon...