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 ===== Hercules =====
-Carl Marschütz started making bicycles in Nuremberg, Germany in 1884 at the age of 20, creating the Hercules brand in 1885 and founding Carl Marschuetz & Co in 1886.  Marschütz started making electric cars & trucks in 1898 followed by motorcycles in 1904.  In 1938 Germany's [[https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nuremberg-race-laws|Nuremberg Racial Purity Laws]] forced the Marschütz family to emigrate to the USA, selling the company to a local doctor who made [[https://www.em-eukal.com/en/|cough drops]].  WWII saw the destruction of Nuremberg's factories after which it was acquired by Triumph-Werke in 1948 and then Fichtel & Sachs AG in 1963, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannesmann|Mannesmann]] in 1987, ATAG Cycle Group in 1995, [[https://www.accell-group.com/en/home-2|Accell Germany]] and finally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweirad_Einkaufs_Genossenschaft|Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft (ZEG)]] in 2014.  Carl Marschütz lived in retirement in Los Angeles until 1957.
+Carl Marschütz started making bicycles in Nuremberg, Germany in 1884 at the age of 20, creating the Hercules brand in 1885 and founding Carl Marschütz & Co in 1886.  In addition to bicycles, Marschütz started making electric cars & trucks in 1898 followed by motorcycles in 1904.  In 1938 Germany's [[https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-nuremberg-race-laws|Nuremberg Racial Purity Laws]] forced the Marschütz family to emigrate to the USA, selling the company to a local doctor who made [[https://www.em-eukal.com/en/|cough drops]].  WWII saw the destruction of Nuremberg's factories after which Hercules was acquired by Triumph-Werke in 1948 and then Fichtel & Sachs AG in 1963, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannesmann|Mannesmann]] in 1987, ATAG Cycle Group in 1995, [[https://www.accell-group.com/en/home-2|Accell Germany]] and finally [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweirad_Einkaufs_Genossenschaft|ZEG]] in 2014.  Carl Marschütz lived in retirement in Los Angeles until 1957.
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 Other Hercules bike manufacturers have existed alongside Hercules of Germany:
   * Hercules Cycle & Motor Co., of Birmingham, England : 1910 -> 2003 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_Cycle_and_Motor_Company|wikipedia]]
-   * At one point they considered themselves the world's largest bike manufacturer, producing over 500,000/year in the 1930s.  Not related to Nuremberg's Hercules.
+    * At one point they considered themselves the world's largest bike manufacturer, producing over 500,000/year in the 1930s.  Not related to Nuremberg's Hercules.
-https://herculesmuseum.wordpress.com/hercules-werke-ag-nurnberg-germany/
   * Hercules Bicycles of India : 1951 -> today [[https://hercules.in]]
-   * An off-shoot of Hercules, UK.
+    * An off-shoot of Hercules, UK.
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+{{factory.jpg?500|Marschütz's factory, ca. 1930.}}
-{{factory.jpg?400|Marschütz's factory, ca. 1930.}}
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 Marschütz's factory, ca. 1930.
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-{{poster.jpg?400|Hercules-Werke, ca 1896}}
+{{poster.jpg?360|Hercules-Werke, ca 1896}}
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 Hercules-Werke, ca. 1896
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+<div column 50% #s1984>
+----
+===== 1984 MTB =====
+Sachs Huret Rider v2 derailleur and shifters (1984+), Mannesmann tubing, bullmoose bars, drum brakes,
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1984.jpg?300|1984 MTB }}
+\\
+MTB
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-hercules-thread.677892/page-17|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1985>
+----
+===== 1985 Uvex Sportstyle =====
+Sachs Huret Rival 41.1D (1985), Magura brake levers, bullmoose bars, drum brakes,
+Uvex is a sporting components supplier from Fürth, Germany.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1985.jpg?300|1985 Uvex Sportstyle }}
+\\
+Uvex Sportstyle
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/hercules-classic-mountainbike-prototyp-1985-sachs-mtb-neu.887645/|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1986>
+----
+===== 1986 MTB Competition =====
+Sachs-Huret Rival (1985-87) derailleurs, SunTour XC II pedals, Sachs drum brakes,
+Sachs-Huret "retro friction" shifters.  Bullmoose bars.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1986.jpg?300|1986 MTB Competition }}
+\\
+MTB Competition
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/mtbs-vor-1985-galerie.370838/page-4|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1987>
+----
+===== 1987 MTB Special =====
+Hybrid internal hub with derailleur gearing.
+Sachs Huret Rider type I rear derailleur (1984+) used merely as a chain tensioner in the rear.  Sachs-Huret "retro friction" shifters.  Fichtel and Sachs 5-speed Pentasport internal gear hub (1987+) with drum brakes controlled by two gear chains plus a brake cable.  Bullmoose bars.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1987.jpg?300|1987 MTB Special }}
+\\
+MTB Special
+[[ https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1985-hercules-mtb-special-inspiration-needed.304045/|retrobike]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1988>
+----
+===== 1988 MTB Competition =====
+SunTour XCD6000 (1988-89), slingshot stem, rear pump peg, drum brakes.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1988.jpg?300|1988 MTB Competition }}
+\\
+MTB Competition
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/hercules-mtb.909517/|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1989>
+----
+===== 1989 Super Competition =====
+SunTour XCD 6000 group (1988-89), extra chainguard, derailleur guard, TIG welded, cantilever brakes, 28.6 pounds.
+Pic from 1989 catalog.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Super Competition }}
+\\
+Super Competition
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/attachments/hercules-1989-ein-tag-fuer-hercules-pdf.1390625/|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1990>
+----
+===== 1990 MTB Special =====
+Sachs Huret Rival Sport (1989-93?), Post Moderne suspension seatpost, Mavic rims, hub brakes.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1990.jpg?300|1990 MTB Special }}
+\\
+MTB Special
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-hercules-thread.677892/page-3|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1991>
+----
+===== 1991 California Pro =====
+SunTour XC-Pro group and hubs (1989-92), Tange tubing, Post Moderne suspension seatpost, Mavic rims, cantilever brakes (1992 California Pros had hydraulic brakes.)
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1991.jpg?300|1991 California Pro }}
+\\
+California Pro
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-hercules-thread.677892/page-13|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1992>
+----
+===== 1992 California Pro =====
+Hydraulic Magura Hydro Stop brakes (1991-92 thus), Suntour XC-Pro (1989-92) group.
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1992.jpg?300|1992 California Pro }}
+\\
+California Pro
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-hercules-thread.677892/page-21|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>
+<div column 50% #s1993>
+----
+===== 1993 Diablo =====
+Early carbon fiber frame.  No decals and some modern upgrades.
+Shimano Deore DX derailleur and cranks (1991-93).
+</div>
+<div column 45%>
+{{1993.jpg?300|1993 Diablo }}
+\\
+Diablo
+[[ https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-hercules-thread.677892/page-25|mtb-news.de]]
+</div>