Use this forum to discuss all things related to vintage CCM bicycles including Rambler, Flyte, Mustang etc.
I recently rescued this Massey badged bike. The frame dropouts have been brazed and so the frame isn't in great shape. I first saw the bike all together and bought all of the parts the next time I saw it, all parted out and ready to go to the four corners of the earth. How many of the parts are original? Any guess as to the year? The serial number is K4580 as far as I can tell.
when did ccm change from 15 gauge spokes to 14 gauge i would like to know in order to keep my restoriations correct thanks william rudolph still looking for a truss rod bracket also
Hi, I just bougth What I think is a 1935 CCM Motorbike Superb
There are some obvious unoriginal parts on it but would you help me for an autenticity check?
serial number is X22668,
original color is maroon.
wrong handlebar, saddle
I picked up these at the Copake NY flea market. The seller said they came from the estate of Fred Henry, CDN cycling team, 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Mr. Henry was born in Toronto in 1929 and died in Georgia in 2013. I hope a Flyer expert can help me make sense of the differences between the parts. Here are my observations:
The 2 non-ccm letter chainrings are nickel plated, but the others are chrome plated. Their diameters not including teeth are: 7", 7.25", and 7.5". Two are for 1" pitch chain.
I have just purchased a 1941 "economy" Flyte built in 1941. This is the one with the straight forks, not the iconic "gazelle leaping" style.
Do the iconic curved forks ever come up for sale? Would it be blasphemous to change the originally supplied forks for the iconic curved ones? The headset has two truncated verticle bars that appear to have been front fender stabilizers, but I have not seen this on other pictures of Flytes. Ay ideas?
Well, I am really a newbie to this but I just acquired an old Cleveland with a head badge that says 455 and a serial number on the seat post that reads, NR (then maybe "C") 066. It's a woman's bike with a very fancy chain guard. Does anyone know anything about this bike especially year and maybe even value? Since the photo was taken, I found tubes and the tires which look original are now up firm. Obviously, the light is not original. Any help out there?
Picked this bike up last fall and intend to bring it back to life. I’m curious if anybody could verify the year. Rear hub says patented 1937. Would that be correct. Also could anybody tell me if all parts look original. ThaHis.
Serial number 41608AV
I was working on my c.1920 CCM Cleveland 458 mens, serial number 101294, and found a patent stamp that I have never seen before. It's located at the top of the fender brace, both front and rear, where the brace meets the fender, and it says:
PAT. MAY 14, 1918
I tried the Canadian and US patent office search engines without any luck and with much frustration. Their search engines are very cumbersome and complicated to use. I found nothing on Google Patents, and it's not listed in the Appendix of CCM patents at the rear of John McKenty's book.
Part 2 of the farm project.
i have a ladies ccm 28 wheeled loop frame bicycle in almost mint condion with a 37 model rear wheel but the serial number is *v**** which does not jive with the serial numbers another collector has had several of these (wayne gillie) any help would be appreciated william rudolph
