On the phone the fellow ( a nice older gentleman) told me all about the the bike and where it had come from. Said it was all original except for the seat.
When I got there I discovered that not only had the seat been replaced, but so had the pedals, the handlebar (I should have noticed that in the pics) and the frame and fenders had been covered with a sloppy paint job. I should have walked, but didn't have the heart (or guts....whatever it takes). Sensing my disappointment, he dropped the price, but it was still an expensive lesson. Live and learn. Last time I'll buy sight unseen.
Submitted by HotRodRob on Thu, 05/05/2011 - 20:13.
Oh man! Sorry to hear that. Well, you just have to make the best of it. Put a cool seat and bars on it and maybe give it a quik paint job and ride the wheels off of it.
Too bad about some of the changes that here made. It still gives a good base to get original replacement parts. In the mean time enjoy riding it anyways!! I have an old (mid 1960's model) that has been stripped of a lot of the original parts. The rear drive wheel, seat post, stem, handle bars, and frame are the only original parts left. A 26 by 1 3/8th inch replaces the 28 by 1.5 inch tire. I have turned it into sort of a hot roded bike that has the same fit as my road bike. It works great that way. If I feel the need to restore the bike back its original condition the base to doit is there.
I have the identical bike to yours except mine is badged "Ranger", sold at Hudson Bay stores, built by CCM. Mine is all original so I can give you an idea of what to look for to correct yours. You should have cross brace bars, your pedals should say "Philips" on them, your saddle is probably supposed to be a double sprung "Wrights" saddle. Mine was purchased new without a chainguard but not sure if that was an option. You have a good start to a great bike :)
Looks like its in nice shape. 1936-40ish I'm guessing. Is it CCM badged or something else?
Yeah I'm hoping it's as good as it looks in the pics. i'll know on Thursday when I pick it up. It's badged CCM.
Well what a disappointment!
On the phone the fellow ( a nice older gentleman) told me all about the the bike and where it had come from. Said it was all original except for the seat.
When I got there I discovered that not only had the seat been replaced, but so had the pedals, the handlebar (I should have noticed that in the pics) and the frame and fenders had been covered with a sloppy paint job. I should have walked, but didn't have the heart (or guts....whatever it takes). Sensing my disappointment, he dropped the price, but it was still an expensive lesson. Live and learn. Last time I'll buy sight unseen.
Oh man! Sorry to hear that. Well, you just have to make the best of it. Put a cool seat and bars on it and maybe give it a quik paint job and ride the wheels off of it.
Sounds like a plan Rob. No use getting hung up about it.
The handle bars look like they are from a mountaineer or similar. That's still a nice bike.
Too bad about some of the changes that here made. It still gives a good base to get original replacement parts. In the mean time enjoy riding it anyways!! I have an old (mid 1960's model) that has been stripped of a lot of the original parts. The rear drive wheel, seat post, stem, handle bars, and frame are the only original parts left. A 26 by 1 3/8th inch replaces the 28 by 1.5 inch tire. I have turned it into sort of a hot roded bike that has the same fit as my road bike. It works great that way. If I feel the need to restore the bike back its original condition the base to doit is there.
I have the identical bike to yours except mine is badged "Ranger", sold at Hudson Bay stores, built by CCM. Mine is all original so I can give you an idea of what to look for to correct yours. You should have cross brace bars, your pedals should say "Philips" on them, your saddle is probably supposed to be a double sprung "Wrights" saddle. Mine was purchased new without a chainguard but not sure if that was an option. You have a good start to a great bike :)