Teens Hercules Hub with Brake Arm

Submitted by Cbgimse on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 19:54

I recently discovered a teens Hercules (not New Hercules) friction drive hub with a brake arm. In my research I found this photocopy that im including here for future reference. I had thought it an anomaly but it seems it was actually a factory upgrade as per the bottom paragraph.

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Submitted by Ron Miller on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 17:30.

Hello Cbgimse1,        I’m curious,   what year do you think the photocopy is that you found  ?   Stating there is a side arm for a Hercules hub in the teens  ?

Ron

Submitted by Cbgimse on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 19:58.

Hi Ron. Its from a bound binder of flyte information which is basically a bunch of mixed up photocopied pages from various catalogue all bound together. The pages before and after the one above have 1940 scribbled on them so that is the most likely source. But without the original catalogue I cannot say for sure

Submitted by Ron Miller on Sat, 04/02/2022 - 07:16.

It is In fact page 29 from the 1936 catalogue.  A long way from the teens.   I think you will find that there were no side arms on Hercules hubs until 1928.  Unless they were added to the earlier bikes after 1928, which is quite possible.  That would allow  older but still quite usable bikes to continue in service with better brakes.

Ron

Submitted by jdwillia on Sat, 04/02/2022 - 08:40.

I do not think that CCM ever offered parts that allowed the earliest Hercules friction drive hubs to be converted to accept a brake arm.

Submitted by Cbgimse on Sat, 04/02/2022 - 09:53.

@ Ron
Thats exactly it. According to the page CCM offered parts for old Hercules friction drive and New Hercules hubs that were originally built without brake arms to have the arms added.

So if a pre-27 bike has a brake arm, it could mean the hub is original but has had the brake arm added.

@jdwillia
I interpret the last paragraph to say that a Hercules friction drive hub which uses brake sleeve H8 takes a different stationary cone H391 which must be used with a brake arm H392 and a dust shield.