Use this forum to discuss all things related to vintage CCM bicycles including Rambler, Flyte, Mustang etc.
I bought this old house painted bike this spring. I saw it had a wood rim on the front and a skip tooth Williams crank with a CCM steel rear rim and New Departure rear hub. It was not the nicest bike but iot looked like pre 20's. I started looking for a clue to the year of the bike and manufacturer. First is the crank, Williams are date coded. I pulled of the crank arms and chainring and was surprised, A for a date code, 1912/1913 the first year they made cranks. Also Patent and what looks like a u next to it.
At a country farm auction this weekend a friend of mine purchased a pair of his and hers BlawkHawk bicycles.The badges read BlackHawk, nothing else. The rims are 28 inch and say made in Canada, the seats are British leather saddles., and the bars are not crossbraced. Did CCM make Blackhawks for a certain store, or are they even CCM? Over the phone my friend gave me the serial #s, I have no ;pictures yet. The mens Blackhawk is H088746, the ladies BlackHawk is H115081. Any ideas? Thanks folks!
I have recently aquired a 1967 ccm duomatic. The bike is in great condition with exception of the rotten tires and tubes. I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly what size of tires are on it. I know one of them is original for sure. It says it is 26 1 3/8. I'd like to put some fresh white walls on it. does anybody have some suggestions.
Here is another find from this summer. I got these 26" heavy duty CCM wheels in black with white pinstripes from a friend. They have double butted spokes, twice as thick as regular spokes. There are a few that were replaced with thinner ones. Anyone know where I can get some replacement thick ones. I don't know the guage but thinking maybe 80 guage spokes. I have a Whizzer wheel that has thicker spokes maybe 120 guage. These wheels must have been from a service bike or a delivery bike. They came with no tires, I had a single Dunlop Cushion Ride sitting around.
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?
