CYCO ?!?

Submitted by Old-Bikes on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 01:46

I was browsing trough pictures on Flickr and saw this. I've never seen a CYCO branded bike before... the badge is like the usual red CCM badge from the 60's but with CYCO brand and it's blue. someone knows something about it?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgie_grrl/3485915348/sizes/l/in/set-7215...

7 Comments

Submitted by John on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 12:41.

I believe CCM introduced the Cyco model in about 1954 and kept it in the catalog until 1960. Below are a couple of ads from a 1958 brochure.

 

 

Submitted by Old-Bikes on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 13:30.

that's cool, so CYCO was just a lower priced CCM?

Submitted by John on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 13:36.

 Yes. Here's the page from the 1958 CCM catalogue.

 

Submitted by T-Mar on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 15:47.

Cyco was a lower priced line, apparently introduced for the 1955 model year. I have CCM's January 1955, 4 page Cycogram, which which printed like a special edition of a newspaper and introduced the line. The front page contains several "articles" and pictures on the brand.  The center, 2 page spread contained illustrations and specs of the 6 models and the last page includes "testmonials" by five CCM employees, regarding the quality of the new line.

Submitted by Mark R. on Sun, 02/17/2013 - 18:27.

For a while I had a ladies frame Cyco. It was rather flexy, due to the frame design, and the slightly bent-back fork did not help the handling (I was eventually able to straighten it out a bit). Small write-up on it here: http://drumbent.com/ccm.html

Submitted by Knarfrednip on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 20:18.

Hey T-Mar I have a 1955 CYCO but it has been altered a bit I believe, any chance you could scan and post the Cycogram you mentioned?

Submitted by T-Mar on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 07:23.

The format of the Cycogram is far bigger than my scanner bed, however, if you can let me know which model you have, I can scan relevant portion of the literature. Unfortunate;y, you'll find they are scant on detrails.