Submitted by Wayne.Gillies on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 14:30.
John: Have you got a pic from the chain side which shows the crank configuration better...looks like a 3 pc hanger, but the picture is a challenge for these old eyes. A crown "C" hanger was used on CCM built "Crown" badged bikes in 1934, but the chainwheel looks like a Brit UEK from this pic. If it is a Crown, the proper saddle would have been a # 1867 Leatheries' I presume the current saddle is a "Dunlop"
Submitted by Wayne.Gillies on Thu, 08/15/2013 - 11:05.
John: The "N" indicates 1945. This bike is very similar to a 1945 Imperial that I have...see...http://s917.photobucket.com/user/dobie45/library/1945%20imperial
It has the UEK crankset, Dunlop saddle & CCM frame like yours. It also has the CCM aluminum wartime pedals and a CCM 37 rear hub. I don't know much about it, although it was probably assembled by CCM.
John: Have you got a pic from the chain side which shows the crank configuration better...looks like a 3 pc hanger, but the picture is a challenge for these old eyes. A crown "C" hanger was used on CCM built "Crown" badged bikes in 1934, but the chainwheel looks like a Brit UEK from this pic. If it is a Crown, the proper saddle would have been a # 1867 Leatheries' I presume the current saddle is a "Dunlop"
Cheers, Wayne
A few more photos.
John: The "N" indicates 1945. This bike is very similar to a 1945 Imperial that I have...see...http://s917.photobucket.com/user/dobie45/library/1945%20imperial
It has the UEK crankset, Dunlop saddle & CCM frame like yours. It also has the CCM aluminum wartime pedals and a CCM 37 rear hub. I don't know much about it, although it was probably assembled by CCM.
Could this be a Military bicycle?
Thanks Wayne.
John
John thankyou for posting this for me. Here is the same bike 4 weeks later.
Tom