CCM Continental

Submitted by John on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 10:13

Here are a couple of shots of the Continental I picked up yesterday. Not gonna be pristine, but should clean up nicely. Got it at the Bicycle Works in Almonte following a call from a friend. Owner Bill Barrie takes in bikes as a donation and then gives any money made from their sale to Bicycles For Haiti. This was one of them.

16 Comments

Submitted by bikedenis on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 16:43.

very nice bike :) i've never seen this model yet so this is the first time. My collection of CCM are CCM Elan, rambler and Galaxy.. thanks for the pictures

Submitted by GregE on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 05:39.

I don't recall seeing one of those before either - what year would that one be John, mid 60's?

Submitted by John on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 12:18.

Not sure of the exact year, Greg. Haven't yet located a serial number. I do know that the Continental first appeared in the 1964 CCM catalogue and stayed there until at least 1969.

Submitted by HotRodRob on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 23:14.

Are my eyes messin with me or does that have a drum brake rear hub and caliper?

Submitted by John on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 11:09.

Rob: the rear hub is a Sturmey-Archer AG 3-speed 6 volt Dynohub. It's stamped as being manufactured in 1964.

Submitted by HotRodRob on Sat, 10/08/2011 - 18:48.

Ah! Got it. Very cool!

Submitted by bikedenis on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 08:32.

Hi John. I'm sure you know that but remember you lol, you must pay attention to this hub when you'll strip it. That's all I know about this hub due to the 6 volt. Excuse my poor english John but I'm sure you'll understand me. :)

Submitted by John on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 10:44.

Thanks bikedenis. I know very little about this hub. In fact I know very little about any hub. But folks are being very helpful.....and patient.....and I'm learning. Funny thing about this bike is that the only thing that seems to be missing are the lights.

Submitted by John on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 11:26.

oops.....and the air pump.

Submitted by rusty wheels on Sun, 10/09/2011 - 22:14.

Sweet bike, I'm sure it will clean up nicely.  There's a good writeup on the dynohubs on the Sheldon Brown website.  It's helped me sucessfully rebuild two so far.

Submitted by bikedenis on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 09:20.

Exact rusty wheels.. sorry I forgot the link for John :(..

 

here is the link : http://www.sheldonbrown.com/dynohubs.html  John

Submitted by John on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 18:30.

Thanks for the info guys.

Submitted by bikedenis on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 20:11.

You're welcome John :)

Submitted by thebikeguy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 14:27.

 http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s148/thebikeguyCCM/1964CCMContinentalwithAGdynohub.jpgHere's a pic of my 64 Continental with the lights. They are a nice riding bike. I see the chrome on your fenders is rusted just like mine. I guess the plating wasn't great in 1964.

 

Submitted by John on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 23:16.

Nice looking bike Bikeguy.

I was hoping to get mine cleaned up for spring, but the winter is quickly slipping away. Can't believe it's the last full week of January. 

Submitted by zephyr on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:03.

The rust should clean up up nicely. It doesn't seem too deep. Nice bike!