Use this forum to discuss all things related to vintage CCM bicycles including Rambler, Flyte, Mustang etc.
I bought this old 1933 Red Bird a month ago. It was in a basement of a house that was going to be demolished. The bike had a 1942 license on it. It has not been ridden a lot, original tires maybe, Gibson pedals are hardly worn. Tires hold air. Paint looks to be black and gold. Too bad the basement was so damp. I will start to clean it up in the next few months. Lots of CCM finds this year.
I picked this 1948 Garry bike up, Ashdown hardware company sold them in Western Canada, maybe east also. This is the first balloon tire bike I have seen badged Garry. The bike is rough, wheels are not correct, seat is bad, the rest is ok, frame has dents. I will get it ridable as is, maybe paint it someday. I have a set of nice CCM balloon tire wheels for it. I also have nicer fenders. maybe a restoration in its future.
These are the CCM's that I have that are in need of some TLC. The first one is from 1951 and is in need of a seat.
I am not sure the year of the second one...
Here is a sampling of my Uncle's collection that he had on display this past weekend.
Received this note from a fellow wondering about the seat on his '69 Marauder. Anyone have any ideas?
John
I recently purchased a 1969 CCM Marauder 3 speed and it seems to have a strange seat on it.
I got the bike from a guy who bought it from the original owner and it is all original so there is no chance that the seat was swapped.
I call it the Croc seat because it is longer and narrower than the original seat and it has a turned up snout.
There are many differences including the color of the seat pan.
Recently a lady brought an old bike for my friend and I to repair, the badge says Planet, made by Planet Sports And Cyclery, Toronto Ontario, thats all on the headbadge. It appears to me to be a 40ish singlebar roadster with a Perry hub and a Williams chainring. Does anyone have any history on Planet Bicycles? How long were they in business?
So I'm still trying to get some idea of how many of these bikes were made. Does anyone know how many CCMs were made each year?
Does anyone know what percentage of light delivery bikes were built each year? 10% of the run?
What other models were built. what percent of girls bikes for example; what % of woman's bikes?
Who's going to sell me an engine for my 1937 LDB A nice little Pixey with all the hardware, oh please.
I am new to this site as I just recently got what I think is 17 old ccm bikes, some have headbadges some are missing, one says Simpson Sears made in Yugoslavia and also a Fred Deely Cycle made in Vancouver.
I am looking to clean them up, give one to my daughter, one to my nephew etc.
I have got a sheet to help me id them by Serial # but some have been repainted and can not even see the # anymore.
Looking for some help just figuring out exactly what I have so any help as to sites I can check etc would be great, I will try and get a couple photos on asap
Thanks,
Well, everyone seems to have a different opinion on how to adjust what bearing on a bicycle. The reason I bring this up, is that on the past 5 out of 6 CCM's I have worked on the front hubs are cracked. To me it looks like the cones have been adjusted too tight. These are all old (50's to 70's) bikes that have probably lived lives of misuse and abuse. Is this a common failure for these hubs?
I went to the airport in Calgary yesterday and I saw they had an exhibit for Canadian hall of fame. There was the gold plated CCM that was given to William "Torchy" Peden in 1938. What a beauty! I must have stared at it for 20 minutes if not more. Too bad I didn't had any means of taking a picture.
