Use this forum to discuss all things related to vintage CCM bicycles including Rambler, Flyte, Mustang etc.
My unrestored survivor vintage CCM is badged Zenith, sold by Marshall Wells Stores. It is maroon with white pin stripes on the fenders exactly like one i've seen posted elsewhere on this forum.
Hello to all the C.C.M friends out there. Jamie here in Brantford the home of the Canadian Vintage Bicycle Show 2012. Lets hope you are planning on attending this years event if you have never been or if this will be your next show and swap day at the beautiful Heritage View Farm. What makes this day special is the variety of content,and the unique folks that make it all happen. Hope to see you there and please bring a friend to raise more funds for the Stedman Community Hospice. THANKS TO ALL Just a side note.
I picked up a so I was told 1969 0r 1970 Super-Cycle for $60. It is a single speed coaster. The seller told me that the bike was actully built by CCM for Canadian Tire under the Super-Cycle badge. To me it looks like a CCM it has the bolt on rear arms which run from the seat post to the wheel arm, but it does not have the CCM in the crank like other bikes I have seen
So I guess my questios are is this really a CCM and how to I figure out the age of it? Last question where is the serial number located and would it show up in a CCM search?
there are 3 different types of 37 model hub shells that i know of 1 is nickel plated i think with just a unthreaded hole which is covered up with a clip that goes around the hub. the next one i think is also nickel plated but has a oiling cap that opens up. the other one is also threaded but it has a rubber piece were the oil goes and i think is chrome plated and is of a different shape on the brake arm side. i presume the latter hub is the most recent. any ideas as to what years the changes were made. any help appreciated. thanks in advance. william rudolph
i recently found an old ccm cushion frame with a new departure model d rear hub but one of the axel nuts is split it is not 3/8 24 or 26 i need one can you help the wheels are not correct but on nut will help me untill i find the correct wheels
OK folks who out there has a Flyte (or two or three.....)?
Let's post some pics.
If your photos are located on a site such as Flickr etc.. you should be able to copy and paste them into the comment box. if they aren't, you can email them to me (john.mckenty@sympatico.ca) and I'll post them for you.
Years ago, I had a CCM Caprice 5 speed bike. It was lime green in colour. I forget where I got it from but is was in good shape. I tried to get my dad to ride it but he did not take to riding it. Like many of the bikes I have had over time, they ended up being pasted to others. I think is from the early to mid 1970's. I did not get a serial number off of it. I need to scan up the picture of it that was taken about 20 years ago. I will then post it here.
I looked on the seat tube on this CCM girls bike for the serial numbers and nothing. So where are they?
The rear hub says 1937 but I expect that's a patent year.
Where Where?
Has anyone repaired or replaced the rivets on the rear dropouts of a frame before? I have a early to mid '60s imperial mark 2, and the rivets appear to be coming loose. The bike is a bit on the rough side, but I would like to do it up for a new daily ride. Cosmetics/ originality ane not totally important, I just want to have a safe and reliable bike. If it comes down to a nut and bolt through the frame I will be fine with that, but I thought I would check and see if anyone else had some ideas or experience doing this.
Erik
Hello all
I have a question. The chain I just got working on my lastest CCM bike was old and rusty. A number of the inner rollerbearings have split open. The bike still runs OK but there is a bit of noise in the drive train. This bike is not going to be used on a regular basis other the short trips but what problems can happen to the chain in the long run?
