Hercules ACT 110 and ACT 110s

[Ajay Bharadwaj]

Hi,

I am an owner of a Hercules ACT 110. I happened to see the cousin of
110 aka 110s. The 110s is a cool 3k cheaper ( comparing MRP of both)
than the 110. On close inspection i found the following differences.

Frame: Aluminum alloy vs Steel
Rear Derailleur : Shimano Tourney vs ( Just Shimano was
written on it, no idea if its a lower variant or not. Does Shimano
make something cheaper than Tourney?? )
Front Derailleur: Shimano 050 vs ( Something that looked
different.
Handle bar stem: ACT110 has something which can be raised.
( Promax similar to present in Trek
hybrid ). 110S has fixed system where
handle bar cannot be raised.
Shifters: Trigger shifters for 110 and revo
shifters for 110S
Tires and rim Same

[abhishekmadan]

If it's a revoshift it could be that SIS thing, which is lower than
Tourney and pretty bad.

[Sandip Bhattacharya]

Thanks for this info. I had heard about the 110s but didn't know these details.

At a time when other brands are updating their bikes with better
components even
if it means a bit higher prices, it is sad to see Hercules trying to
downgrade components
just to lower prices. One good bike from a 100% Indian company just got worse.

- Sandip

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[abhishekmadan]

This is the standard that comes with all cheap Indian bikes, the old
hero swing and Thunder MTB. Though wouldn't shell out 7k or so for
this.

On Jan 29, 2:19 pm, Sandip Bhattacharya <sand...@foss-community.com>
wrote: