Prep work converting the 'Heroes' to MkIV Army Cycles
The Khaki Chums portrayal of the Army Cyclist Corps of the First World War. We procured a batch of identical Indian made 'Hero' roadsters, (Raleighs, c1995) and proceeded to strip them all down then to rebuild them as close as possible to the MkIV Army Cycle. This was quite a task! But between us we managed to sand them down and repaint paint them. Engineers among us made faithful copies of the Number 10 Lucas front carriers, rifle brackets, rear carriers. Brooks supplied the saddles. Apart from the dual rod brakes, (not the single scissor) rear freewheel instead of the coaster brake, and 'HERO' cranks, they were a very good impression, especially en masse. (The problems of finding the original parts in sufficent numbers for all bikes was too great, and rather than having a hotch potch of original parts we made concessions for uniformity.)
Prep work converting the 'Heroes' to MkIV Army Cycles
The Khaki Chums portrayal of the Army Cyclist Corps of the First World War. We procured a batch of identical Indian made 'Hero' roadsters, (Raleighs, c1995) and proceeded to strip them all down then to rebuild them as close as possible to the MkIV Army Cycle. This was quite a task! But between us we managed to sand them down and repaint paint them. Engineers among us made faithful copies of the Number 10 Lucas front carriers, rifle brackets, rear carriers. Brooks supplied the saddles. Apart from the dual rod brakes, (not the single scissor) rear freewheel instead of the coaster brake, and 'HERO' cranks, they were a very good impression, especially en masse. (The problems of finding the original parts in sufficent numbers for all bikes was too great, and rather than having a hotch potch of original parts we made concessions for uniformity.)