Use this forum to discuss all things related to vintage CCM bicycles including Rambler, Flyte, Mustang etc.
This is a true survivor, the upper seat stays have been modified (out of necessity, it would appear) as has the saddle leather, and the chain guard is wrong. I particularly admire the sweeping bars. It has a CCM Hercules rear hub and a Brit front. This bike has a charm unto itself, I will just clean it up, tune it and leave it as it is. Just another piece of "eye candy"
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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 am working on the CCM Ranger and the stem and handlebars need to be either cleaned and rechromed, painted or replaced... I was wondering is people have had parts rechromed, and is it is worth the effort?
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....
My collection of ancient Canadian bicycles is growing with the addition of a 1905 Massey Harris. I am looking for a head badge and I am willing to pay good money for one.
it seems as though head badges were removed and collected after old bikes were considered out of date, so head badges must be out there!
If you have one that you want to sell please contact me. barkmadly@netspace.net.au
Cheers,
Mark
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
Hi everyone, I am in the process of cleaning up a 70's Galaxie for my daughter. Does anyone have any tips on how to remove the rear wheel hub. I want to clean up and re-lube the bearings, but I can't ge the sucker off??
Any help is appreciated.
thanks, Sean
A guy calls me and says "I`ve got a small box of old bike stuff you might be interested in" . When I get there he pulls out this stuff. Yep, that`s some old stuff alright! Some pretty interesting items, a couple of `em I have no idea on 
Anyone know what the black arm with the clamp on the end is? Or what the horseshoe shaped shims are?
