Re: [CR] Interesting frame in Ottawa classified ads

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Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:20:46 -0500
From: Marcus Coles <marcoles@ody.ca>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Interesting frame in Ottawa classified ads


David Snyder wrote:
> This looks to me like some ordinary, tho fairly old, roadster with a
> drop bar perhaps added as an embelishment.
> Seller's past ads off a clue as you've pointed out, and his calling it
> a "track" bike....
> Interesting, one would normally see a CCM bike like this with a coaster brake hub and no drop bars. I have never seen a CCM racing bike with a bent top tube.

I would not be surprised if fork, rear wheel and of course handlebars did not originate on this frame. There are some serious CCM collectors around the list somewhere who may give better insight.

Oh and 1950's CCM Imperial Mark IV also mentioned in the ad will be a 1964 model, they all were ;-)

Marcus Coles
London, Ontario, Canada