Deconstructing the CCM one-speed

Submitted by Ian Kinross on Tue, 02/11/2014 - 22:43

Hi folks,

I am a recent new member.

I started messing around with bikes in the 60s/70s. My Don Mills neighbor Mr. Harmer usually had a bunch of old bikes in stages of repair and the first lesson was how to fix a puncture. So my friend Craig (his son) and I were students of bike repair when we weren't riding them. He had an orange and black Fastback and I recall being a bit jealous.

I have one comment and two questions:

First, I would like to thank a bunch of members who provided technical expertise and some assistance to carbon-dating the bike I am restoring. It looks to be a 1964 Ladies CCM one-speed with nice bones. At some point it had a messy 2nd paint job so I am repainting it in the original dark blue (based on some remnants of the original paint underneath).

Question 1) I would appreciate guidance on what decals may have been on the tubes and/or chain guard originally, and how I might find or recreate those.

Question 2) I am writing a blog with my friend who obtained the bike at an antique market. To date we have blogged about the bike's back story, deconstructing and assessing the bike, and repairing the wheels. I would like to share the blog link in this forum for comments if that is okay under the rules of this site. Please let me know.

Great to see the enthusiasm for the art, science and history of all things CCM.

Ian Kinross, Toronto

5 Comments

Submitted by bikedenis on Wed, 02/12/2014 - 13:11.

welcome to the forum Ian...I'm interested for your link from your blog...
you can drop your link here : ukulele-ike@hotmail.com   thanks

Submitted by Ian Kinross on Wed, 02/12/2014 - 19:29.

Thanks bikedenis -- i will relay the link to your email. Appreciate any comments.

 

Submitted by bikedenis on Wed, 02/12/2014 - 23:43.

Nice blog Ian and I learned how to remove some old seized spokes on a rim...I was cutting them all one by one and i was replacing them but in my area, finding some 28 spokes is not a sinecure or they are rare....However, I don't know where I can find them....if you have a trick, you can share it here :) thanks

Submitted by John on Thu, 02/13/2014 - 10:57.

Welcome to the Forum Ian. You can post your blog here. No problem.

John

Submitted by Ian Kinross on Sat, 02/22/2014 - 18:18.

 

http://kinrosscordless.wordpress.com/

 

Hi John, thanks and here is the blog. Three posts so far:

- my friend Heather tells the bike's back story

- deconstructing the CCM -- and some help in carbon-dating the bike from Vintage CCM members

- steel wheels -- wrestling with spokes for a true ride.

I'll post the link again after a few more posts.

 

 

 

And replying to bikedenis about the spokes -- I was able to free up 80% of them with some wd-40 and elbow grease with the spoke key. Had to purchase 10 new spokes -- took an old one to Cyclemania bike shop on the Danforth and the owner had some new ones that matched almost perfectly -- had to nip a bit off the ends and file them as they were just a bit long. The front wheel looks original -- the back wheel has a New Eadie hub so the wheel likely predates the bike a bit.

Cheers,

Ian