General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME, PARTS/ RUBBER PEDAL, HANDLEBAR GRIPS, TIRES/ LEATHER SADDLE & TOOLBOX/ SYNTHETIC REAR REFLECTOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

188.0 cm

Width

55.0 cm

Height

106.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

CCM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Weston

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS EXAMPLE 1940-199O'S; FLYTE WAS MFD. 1936-1940

Canada

UNIQUE CANADIAN DESIGN, PRODUCT OF CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO., LARGEST MFR. & SUPPLIER OF BICYCLES IN CANADA FROM ITS FORMATION IN 1899 UNTIL MID 1950'S. EXAMPLE OF HOW CANADA'S MAJOR BICYCLE MFR. ATTEMPTED TO PRODUCE STREAMLINED BICYCLE, CAPITALIZING ON PREVAILING INTERESTS IN STREAMLINED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.

Function

PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR 1 PERSON.

Technical

CCM BICYCLE WITH CURVED SEAT STAYS & FRONT FORKS TO MAKE IT STREAMLINED & SHOCK ABSORBING. IT WAS SOLD BETWEEN 1936 & 1940 & WAS ONE OF CCM`S MOST EXPENSIVE MODELS. ALTHOUGH CCM HAD PATENTS IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES FOR ITS UNIQUE STREAMLINED DESIGN, IT WAS NOT FIRST; SCHWINN OF BRITAIN HAD PRODUCED STREAMLINED BICYCLE IN 1934.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED & SILVER PLATE ON HEAD TUBE READS "CCM/ CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LIMITED/ CCM [CUT OUT]/ WESTON, ONT. CANADA"/ ILLEGIBLE WRITING ON DOWN TUBE APPEARS TO READ IN PART "CCM FLYTE"/ ILLEGIBLE LABEL ON SEAT TUBE/ SECOND LABEL ON SEAT TUBE READS "DESIGN REG'D IN CANADA/ U.S.A. & GREAT BRITAIN/ PATENTS PENDING"

Missing

HEADLAMP; REAR REFLECTOR NOT ORIGINAL

Finish

FRAME PAINTED ORANGE & CREAM/ ORANGE HANDLEBAR GRIPS/ BLACK TIRES & PEDALS/ BLACK SADDLE & TOOL KIT/ CHROME PLATED PARTS

Decoration

ORANGE STRIPES ON FRAME & FENDERS