Any ideas who made this?

[MarkS]

Hi everyone,

Have recently purchased a 1950's Hercules bike, with a Ken Rigets trike axle conversion.

However, to comply with a bike needing two brakes, a previous owner fit a front hub brake. The last owner was told it was a 1940's tandem hub brake, but that was only hearsay.

Anyone throw any light on it?

Regards

Mark

 

[one-eyed_jim]

The brand is "Exceltoo" - a French company from St Etienne. As well as bicycle hubs, they also made hub brakes for Solex mopeds.

 

[keithglos]

The front hub looks like a tandem hub, large flange and 12 g spoke holes.
There used to be several ways of mounting 2 caliper brakes on the front.
I sold several similar new conversions from The Holdsworthy Co. in the 1950s.

Keith

 

[Dodge2015]

That will be a "Ken Rogers" conversion. Check out the Trike form at:
http://on3wheels.myfastforum.org/
Lots of useful stuff to be found there.

 

[kingbling]

Hi Mark is this the trike your trying to fit a 700c wheel to ?

 

[MarkS]

Yes it is, might be buying one off someone later though. Have yougotsomething you're selling?

 

[kingbling]

I have 700c qr fronts but not a 90 oln was thinking that you would hard pressed to find one and it maybe easier to change the forks. I could look at reducing the axle width if you get desperate let me know how you get on

Clive

 

[MarkS]

Re:

I measured the existing hub, which is this strange 90mm. I tried to put a mountain bike wheel inwhich just about fits, but I needed to stretch the forks a little bit.

The mountain bike hub though did seem as though the nuts next to the cones were thicker than on a road wheel (if that makes sense)

 

[kingbling]

it does as they may have a narrower hub but still have a modern oln of 100mm
this is a good link to see whats going on
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html
I can sort you out a cheap front wheel if needed