CCM Galaxie Accessories

I have the same bike John but myself i'm looking for informations about this bike as catalog, pictures,....my bike is red with chromed fenders :) I use this bike since 3 years and I like this bike and it is solid. By the way, if you find some info, i'm interested. ahh my english is pourri !!! sorry...

CCM-Galaxie-John welcome to the board. Here is a page from the 1973 CCM catalog listing some of the available accessories. Hope this helps. I'm sure there were plenty of others as well.

The only catalogs that I could find any listing for the Galaxie (sometimes spelled Galaxy) were the 1971 and '72 catalogs. I don't have a '70 catalog so i couldn't check there, but it wasn't listed in '69 and '73. Does that seem right? That seems like a very short run. In '73 the same bike seemed to be listed as the Futura. Here is the lsiting from the '72 catalogue.

thanks ... but for mine , the handlebar is a bit lower lol but the frame is the same than the picture . so. where did you found this pictures  John ?..

The 1972 CCM catalogue.

ok on internet ??? cause I can't find the catalog

John - thanks so much for posting the catalog! This is my bike exactly - I'm going to try and post some pictures for the board. The only exception appears that mine is a three speed and the picture doesn't show the gear lever. 

My bike was stored for a very long time in a garage and unused. It is in such good condition that I feel compelled (and very interested) in outfitting the bike with the right accessories.  

Any sense of a good source for these? They are likey more rare than a bike so I'm guessing it will be tough.

I will share any info that I learn with the board.

Cheers,

John

Thanks :) mine is coaster brake, same year too, same color with chrome fenders

oupssss I forgot one thing.. I'm looking for a seat in the same coler, red and white and if it's possible to deliver to Québec and the price must be lower please, let me know. Thanks in advance

I just stumbled across this old thread and would like to clarify that the OP's bicycle is not a Galaxie, but a circa 1972 Galaxie Sports. There are four major differences between the two versions. The two differences in the frame are that the Galaxie Sports used a standard fame with straight seat stays and top tube, while the Galaxie employed a "semi-cantilever" frame  with curved seat stays and a camel-back top tube. Component wise, the Galaxie Sport used a Sturmey-Archer, 3 speed hub and  caliper brakes, while the Galaxie was a single speed equipped with a coaster brake. According to the sales representative, the semi-cantilver frame was intended to provide a more comfortable ride. The difference was small but noticeable.

The bicycle appears to be mostly OEM, though it's interesting to note that it does not sport the standard, CCM branded, one piece crankset. The stem is also very high and may be well beyond the insertion limit, to the point of being dangerous. Hopefully, this has not resulted in an injury during the interim.

The lights depicted in the 1973 catalogue were also available in 1972, along with a battery powered lamp.

My Galaxie has a ( semi-cantilever )frame with curved seat stays and a camel-back top tube with coaster brake and the year is 1969 or 70.... So its confortable yes. but i'm looking for some picture of  my bike.. 

As John previously stated, the Galaxie models appear to have been available only during 1971 and 1972. I have a undated, full product line poster, which I've determined to be 1970, and the Galaxie was not available that year.

okay but my bicycle is in these dates before 1971  and it runs great because I'm a mechanic and i have made a big job on it when I bought it and paid for just 5 dollars

However, the year of my bike is not a 71 or 72 but 69 or 70 by the serial number that i don't have in front of me !!

See the picture  and look the bike for man , mine is the same bike except for the handlebar...same color and chrome. and the wheels are 28 X 1 1/2

If I recall correctly, the Galaxie used 26" wheels (it's not spec'd in the catalogue). The 28" wheels suggest a similar, earlier model, possibly an Imperial GT, that someone has thrown a Galaxie chainguard onto. I suggest you post the serial number and some pictures for a proper investigation.

for the moment my bike is stored in a basement  but i'll check the serial number but i'm  and the original owner was an old man and he bought it new and he never changed the tires and never been repaired ! that'S why i said i made a big job on it " lubrification, grease.. because the bike was stiff and dried... sorry for my english I speak french ;)

PS I remember me that the serial number begins by a B or C but never before or after ...

A prefix designation of B or C would indicate 1970 or 1971 manufacture, based on the current understanding of the serial number format, so it could very well be a 1971 or 1972 Galaxie, considering that the the last quarter of a year was given to production of next year's models. In that case, I would be wrong about the wheel, though I don't recall 28" wheels in the 1971 line-up.  Still, I'd appreciate the serial number and some pictures,  just to be sure.

Sure when i will have a moment ;)

Hi, Ti-Mar.. I try to put some pictures of my bike.

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the serial number is : C163684

You're correct, it's definitely a Galaxie but the serial number is from 1971, not earlier, so things do make sense. However, I am still intrigued by the 28" wheels, as I thought their last year was 1970 and seem to recall Gaxalie coming with 26" wheels, As the catalogue does not specify the wheel size, I went on an internet search and did uncover some Galaxies which the owners claim have 26" wheels.  Most were the 3 speed, non-semi-cantilver Galaxie Sports, but I did find one men's and one ladies semi-cantilever Galaxie with claimed 26" wheels. The ladies even had a close-up pic of the rim whereby you read the 26 x 1-3/8 EA3 stamping, so it's somewhat reassuring to know that my memory isn't totally at fault. One difference I did notice bewtween these bicycles, the cataloge picture and yours, is the fork. Your fork has the rake starting much higher up the fork leg ,just above the halfway point, while the catalog pic and other Galaxie I've seen have the rake starting well below the halfway point. This has me wondering if the fork change co-incided with a wheelsize change, though it would be still seem odd for CCM to change the wheelsize after only one year of model production. I'm definitely going to have to keep my out for Galaxie and other models of this period, inorder to try and make sense of this. Thxs for posting.

Is that my bicycle's rare ?? if so..... because the first owner has never changed something on the bicycle except by me for a tire....

My wheels are 28X1 1/2 F13 and I have phoned the first owner of the bike and he told me that it had purchased it new but can't remember the year and he no longer has the purchase invoice. But he said that the wheels are original to the bike and nothing has been changed on the bicycle as he does almost not used one to a few purchase than the corner grocery store. 

CCM serial                                                      1970=C12345

1968=A12345          1969=B12345                  1971=D12345 

C indicate 1970 thats why its a 1970 but probably you're correct...I don't know

I'm pretty sure the 1969 bikes had the A12345 serial numbers.

1970 - B12345

1971 - C12345

I don't know where you got the impression that C=1970 but I have a high degree of confidence that C=1971. As previously stated in another thread on this forum, I worked at a CCM dealership in the early 1970s, have a sales log from that period and have done extensive analysis of the serial numbers in the log. I'm not talking about a handful of serial numbers, but hundreds. The log records indicate that In 1971, 71% of the bicycles sold were C-codes, while 19% were B codes. The remaining 10% were other, older codes.  It certainly makes sense that the majority of sales in any particular year would represent manufacturing from that year. This also holds true for the other years in the sales log. If you have evidence that C=1970, I'd be very interested in seeing it.

I don't know if I'd call the Galaxie rare, though I wouldn't call it common either. While it may have been sold for only two years, the appeal was primarily to middle-aged and older, casual cyclists. Consequently, a relatively  high percentage survive in very good condition. 

Mystery solved. I found some CCM literature in my files confirming that the 1971 Galaxie used 28" wheels and that the 1972 version was switched to 26" wheels. FYI, the Galaxie Sports (3 speed) was 26" for both years. This is conclusive evidence that what you have is a 1971 Galaxie.

Okay do T-Mar.. so, can you send me the files oncerning the CCM 1971 like mine ? thanks cause i'm interested much

My Mail is   johnny-cash@hotmail.fr      thanks by advancce T-Mar sorry for my english 

The subject document has been scanned and e-mailed.  

Okay I thank you T-Mar ;)

 I got ahold of a CCM Galaxie in a yard sale. It was ridden a few times back in the 70's. It was then stored away. They just pulled it out last year out of storage after the original owner passed away.  It's a single speed with original headlight, tailight and generator. I have pics but can't download them here for they are too large in size.

The post is old but... cdncycler, my email is : johnny-cash@hotmail.fr  if you want to send me your pictures of the CCM galaxie you talk about in the last message . Thank you very much.