Hercules California Star 1991?

Just pick this up. Its a Hercules California Star, i think its from 1991. The seller told me that de Belgian MTB team in the early nineties used it?

Has someone info on it?

Frame: Oversized 7001-T6 Aluminium

Fork: CroMo

Headset:
Stem:
Handlebar: CroMo Odyssey Pro
Grips: -
Barends: -

Brakes: Suntour XC-Pro
Brake Pads: Suntour
Brake Cables: -
Cantilever cable hangers: -
Brake Levers: Suntour XC-Pro

Shifters: Suntour Accushift Plus Z-Press Control
Front Derailleur: Suntour XC-Pro
Rear Derailleur: Suntour XC-Pro
Derailleur Cables: -
Cassette: Shimano Hyperglide
Chain: Suntour XC-Pro Accushift Plus
Cranks: Suntour XC-Pro
Crank Bolts: Suntour
Chainrings: Suntour
Chainring bolts: Suntour
Bottom Bracket: Suntour
Pedals: Suntour

Hub Skewers: Suntour
Rims: front Mavic Type M261 CD / rear Freeway Rim
Hubs: front Suntour XC-Pro / rear unkown
Nipples: -
Spokes: Steel
Tyres: Panaracer Timbuk II
Tubes: ?

Saddle: Selle San Marco
Seatpost: Oversize Alu with integrated pump
Seatpost Binder: Oddysey

Weight: ?

The rear wheel is not original so i think i am going to replace it. Should be a Suntour XC-Pro hub, freewheel and Mavic M261 CD Rim.

Totally funky , is the frame painted or anodised :?:

Its painted, like a green purple sebra. So its a good reflextion of the time periode early ninethies. The sadle has the same strippes.

Like it!

The frame looks familiar..... :?

stumpjumper1990":33fnxayz said:

The frame looks familiar..... :?

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Muddy Fox!

LOOK a little closer....!

Not 100% identical (top tube) but same drop-out, distinctive cable guides and canti-stop with hole in it, wishbone seat stay... Certainly came out of the same Taiwan factory at the same time

I know there's people on here who can figure out which factory from the serial number :?:

Some information for you about this german bikes: http://www.mtb-news.de/forum/showthread ... t=hercules

Great site with good specs. Thanks. The serialnumber of the bike is0285755