So cool, and I love the photographs…it tells a story, and there is definately alot of care and attention to those details. I like that bike cog.

you two will be quite the pair cruising Van in 2010

That’s an awesome bike! Good luck with the restorations I’m looking forward to seeing your progress.

Ryan, I love your blog – your photos never fail to blow me away, and inspire me to want to get out there more often with my camera.

Your new bike is amazing, and I can’t wait to see what she looks like with a little bit of love and time invested

Yes, it would be a shame to paint that bike. Nice find.

its very very nice

Hello, this bike is a great find and very original! However, it is not a Rambler model. The CCM Rambler line was a lower priced line that was still good quality but did not have a chainguard, had the lower-cost one-piece crank, and cheaper seats and tires. The rims on the Rambler models were painted and pinstriped. The good news is that the bike that you fouind is a higher priced CCM model with the Triplex crank and other features. The Rambler headbadge said “CCM Rambler” on it and was not as pointed at the top and bottom as the regular CCM headbadge was.
John Williamson

Hi John! Thanks for the fantastic tips! It’s really hard to find information on vintage CCM bikes. If this isn’t a Rambler, do you know what model it is?

Thanks!

Hello Again, this model of CCM was known simply as a “Motorbike”, while the less expensive model was the “Rambler Motorbike”. CCM started producing double bar bicycles around 1917 and calling them “Motorbikes” since they were made to resemble the early motorcycles in appearance. American manufacturers had done the same thing several years earlier. For CCM, 1962 was the last year for double bar bicycles (the “Balloon Motorbike”), which had 26″ wheels and 2″ cross-section tires. Your “Motorbike” cost $46.75 in 1940, while the “Rambler Motorbike” sold for $38.75. For the extra money, CCM added a “Triplex” 3-piece crank, “Gibson” pedals, a better front hub, longer fenders, chromium-plated english “Dunlop” rims with a red centre stripe (although some bicycles produced in the early years of the war had CCM-made “Westwood” rims that were painted with a silver center band on a blue background). Other parts, such as seats, handlebar grips, and tires were also of better quality on the “Motorbike” models.
Regards,
John Williamson

Hi John! WOW! Thanks for all that info! It’s really tough finding any information on very old CCM bicycles. Thanks again!

Thats an awesome bike! Near my house, there was an old farm barn and inside there was a bike very similar! It even has a light. I must say, it’s pretty awesome.

Hello.
We have a CCM Rambler at The Manitoba Musum. I am trying to find a serial number on it to date it. I know it is post 1941. Is there a serial number on your bike? Perhaps John Williamson (above) would know where to find it.
Thank you,
SR