Vintage CCM Bicycles

Hi

First time posting here. I'm restoring an old CCM bike that belonged to my late wife when she was a girl. I'm trying to figure out how old it is.

The serial # is G006468. It has a CCM crank and Hercules coaster brake. I would guess that it was purchased new in the mid to late '60s, but that's just a guess. Picture attached.

Any help greatly appreciated.

thanks

john

I guess the reputation of the CCM bike as being a sturdily-built machine was well-earned. I was talking to a lady today whose mom and dad and uncle all worked at CCM beginning in 1950. She explained that in the early days when the company was about to introduce a new bicycle model, they'd throw one from the roof of the factory to determine if there were any weak spots. I kid you not! Later on, she said, they began to give them to the children of employees who could keep them for a year.

I picked up a CCM Ranger last week, I have been stripping it down, my research on the serial number suggests it is a 1968 model, it has 26" painted wheels, and looks like a smaller sized Rambler. The rear hub is a 1937 Patent coaster that I have stripped down and is in excellent condition, today I stripped the front hub down though and it is a Bayliss-Wiley made in England. I looked up their hubs and saw a lot of high flange front hubs, but this isn't a high flanged hub, it is loose bearings 10 per side....

Hello all,  I bought this sign recently and need some help.  I don't speak French, but I believe at the top of the sign it says "Authorized Dealer" ?    Also, at the bottom it says what appears to be " E. Coulembe"  Does anyone know if this was a bicycle dealer or hockey equipment dealer, or both?  I was also interested in knowing where this dealer was. I am assuming it was in Quebec somewhere?  (duh!)  I would greatly appreciate any help :)

Best Regards,

Scott Laminack

Dallas, Texas