The serial number indicates 1945 manufacture. That year, due to materials conservation for the war effort, CCM offered only two models, a male and female version on their Standard Roadster. Yours was simply catalogued as a CCM Ladies Bicycle. These war grade bicycles are very desirable and yours is in very good condition. Attached is the 1945 catalogue page, as previously posted by our webmaster. One of our members, Mark McGuire, has been collecting information on these bicycles, so he may be requesting more details.
Submitted by Geronimo09 on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 19:45.
Well thanks again everyone for chiming in. This one is in Calgary. My daughter paid $80 for the bike as a rider. I will send her a bit more than that based on your comments. Next task is figure out how to get it shipped to Vancouver Island.
In recent years, shipping complete bicycles has become very expensive. When Greyhound was still operating, it was relatively inexpensive to box up a bike and ship it between depots. Now that they are gone, UPS, FedEx Ground, Canpar, and other shipping companies usually want several hundred dollars to move a boxed bicycle any distance across the country. The only low cost option (usually less than $100) is to use Canada Post. In order to do this, the bicycle must be completely taken apart. This includes everything, such as the crank, the pedals, the handlebars, stem, fork, seat, seat stem, fenders, wheels remved from frame, tires and tubes removed from wheels, etc.. Once this is done, everything must be placed in a box that is not greater in size than the maximum allowable dimensions specified by Canada Post. I believe this is length plus girth is less than or equal to 3 metres (about 118 inches). This will probably mean that you will have to cut a box to size. Being able to send it through the Post Office may sometimes depend on how nice the person at the Post Office counter is. I took the last one that I boxed up to our local Postal outlet and the young woman measured it with her tape. When she punched the dimensions into her computer it said that Canada Post could not accept it. I asked her to try dropping the measurements by 1 centimetre. When she did this, the computer said that they would accept it and it gave me a rate in the $80 range.
Submitted by Dave Brown on Tue, 10/25/2022 - 17:56.
if your flying to Vancouver Island you for a visit or your daughtershe should be able to take it on the plane .Just box it up in bike box and it should go a luggage but might cost something extra. You would have to take it apart. We have taken bikes all over the world when we traveled by bike and they alsways took the bike. I would check it out. That is if your in no hurry to get it..
1945 'Wartime Spec'd' CCM Men's bicycle.
This link will also be helpful:
https://vintageccm.com/content/canadian-wartime-bicycle-specifications
The serial number indicates 1945 manufacture. That year, due to materials conservation for the war effort, CCM offered only two models, a male and female version on their Standard Roadster. Yours was simply catalogued as a CCM Ladies Bicycle. These war grade bicycles are very desirable and yours is in very good condition. Attached is the 1945 catalogue page, as previously posted by our webmaster. One of our members, Mark McGuire, has been collecting information on these bicycles, so he may be requesting more details.
Mark, sorry for the duplication. I was busy composing when you uploaded you post.
T-Mar,
No problem. I made thr error stating it as a Men's model as it is a Ladies' model.
nice war time CCM
paint looks to be in very good shape
Note the zinc pedals, which saved on rubber and steel during the war.
Bicycle above included in study.
Thanks! Awesome information! Any idea of current value?
I bought my 1945 Ladies (shown in link Mark posted above) for $75, but it's not as nice as yours. Where is yours located?
$75
I would say $250-$300 for your bike, it's in really good condition!
Is the brake arm upside down on the hub?
Well thanks again everyone for chiming in. This one is in Calgary. My daughter paid $80 for the bike as a rider. I will send her a bit more than that based on your comments. Next task is figure out how to get it shipped to Vancouver Island.
In recent years, shipping complete bicycles has become very expensive. When Greyhound was still operating, it was relatively inexpensive to box up a bike and ship it between depots. Now that they are gone, UPS, FedEx Ground, Canpar, and other shipping companies usually want several hundred dollars to move a boxed bicycle any distance across the country. The only low cost option (usually less than $100) is to use Canada Post. In order to do this, the bicycle must be completely taken apart. This includes everything, such as the crank, the pedals, the handlebars, stem, fork, seat, seat stem, fenders, wheels remved from frame, tires and tubes removed from wheels, etc.. Once this is done, everything must be placed in a box that is not greater in size than the maximum allowable dimensions specified by Canada Post. I believe this is length plus girth is less than or equal to 3 metres (about 118 inches). This will probably mean that you will have to cut a box to size. Being able to send it through the Post Office may sometimes depend on how nice the person at the Post Office counter is. I took the last one that I boxed up to our local Postal outlet and the young woman measured it with her tape. When she punched the dimensions into her computer it said that Canada Post could not accept it. I asked her to try dropping the measurements by 1 centimetre. When she did this, the computer said that they would accept it and it gave me a rate in the $80 range.
Good Luck!
John Williamson
Thanks, John. Most helpful.
if your flying to Vancouver Island you for a visit or your daughtershe should be able to take it on the plane .Just box it up in bike box and it should go a luggage but might cost something extra. You would have to take it apart. We have taken bikes all over the world when we traveled by bike and they alsways took the bike. I would check it out. That is if your in no hurry to get it..
Dave