Recent content by rayoung74

here's the chain-wheel and rear brake assembly.

The brake rod rear on the wrong side could just be where I reassembled the bike after cleaning it. On Monday I'll see if the brakes will work with the rods on the other side. the frame does look like the brake rods can go on either side as the pivot has a curve "washer" to hold it flat to the...

I should be able to get these photo's up this evening (Fingers crossed) I'll also put in a picture of the rear brake assembly as I don't know what a single side assembly is. The only reference I have been able to find was on a bike with wire brakes as opposed to the rod brakes my bike has...

The colour of the paint on the frame before I cleaned it and red-oxided it was black with the remains of some white paint on the lower part of the rear mud-guard. If there are any other parts of the bike that I need to look at or if you were to see pictures of. Let me know what they are and...

Well. Don't keep me hanging. What are the gorey details.

just cleaned off some more crap. Front hubs no markings. Rear hub Phillips Made in England. Hope this helps

the only bit that has any chrome plating is the wheel rims theese have Dunlop made in England and 28/1and a quarter inch stamped on them. The chrome has started to peel on the front wheel. Hope tihs helps you out a bit.

and lastly.

Last 1 of the bike the other 2 pics are both of brake blocks. I don't know if they're original but it might help.

I have 5 more pics hopefully with the info I have provided this will enable an I.D. to be made

Apologies if this is in the wrong place. I recently purchased this bike and all I can tell you is that it had spent many years in a garage and the Gent I bought it off of thought that it was a Hercules. Apparently it dates from 1918-1925 ish and was a Police bicycle. What is not apparent on...