General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal frame, headset, handlebars, forks, brake lever, stays, crankset, chain, stand, parts/ synthetic saddle, pedals, hand grips, fenders, chain guard, cable covering, gear shift casing, reflectors, parts/ rubber? tires and seat post sleeve

Dimensions

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

Length

168.0 cm

Width

63.5 cm

Height

101.0 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

Procycle

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

new - made in 1999

Canada

One of four models made by a prominent Canadian bicycle company to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its C.C.M. brand, and hence the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the original Canada Cycle and Motor Co. In 1982 Procycle purchased the assets of the Canada Cycle and Motor Co. to create CCM Holdings (1983) Inc., which continued to manufacture C.C.M. brand bicycles. In 1999 they produced their 6,000,000th bicycle, a CCM Legacy, like this one. As of 2009, Procycle no longer owned the C.C.M. brand name The Canada Cycle and Motor Co. Ltd. was the largest manufacturer and supplier of bicycles in Canada until the mid 1950's. The company was formed in 1899 through the amalgamation of the five largest bicycle manufacturers in Canada: Massey-Harris Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of Toronto, H.A. Lozier and Co. of Toronto Junction, Gendron Manufacturing Co. Ltd. of Toronto, Welland Vale Manufacturing Co. of St. Catherines and Goold Bicycle Co. Ltd. of Brantford. After WWI, C.C.M. became the largest bicycle manufacturer in Canada and maintained that position until after WWII until the 1960's thanks to the post-war baby boom and modernization of its production. After that time outside factors such as economic instability, foreign competition as well internal problems such as poor labour relations and failed manufacturing and marketing decisions led to the eventual bankruptcy of CCM in 1983.

Function

A human-powered personal transportation or recreational vehicle for one person.

Technical

A bicycle model made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the CCM division of Procycle and to be sold in specialized boutiques. This was one of four commemorative models made by Procycle and was a higher end model than the other three. A tandem was also designed and a lower cost model was made for sale at Canadian Tire stores. The Legacy had four speeds, a cantilever frame, a caliper front brake and a coaster rear brake; the wheel guards were made to look like wood. The design was inspired by the past, by older C.C.M. models.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

silver label on head tube reads 'CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR/ 1899' with red, white and blue 'CCM' logo/ incised serial number on seat tube reads 'KH76907'/ brown and black lettering on each side of down tube reads 'Legacy' in script on black oval/ brown and black script reading 'Hand crafted in Canada' on each crossbar/ label at base of down tube reads 'FABRIQUE AU/ MADE IN/ CANADA'/ white script on both sides of saddle reads 'Drifter'; red and gold label on saddle reads 'SELLE ROYAL/ Contour [script]/ MADE IN ITALY'/ incised lettering on gear shift casing reads 'ST-4520 SHIMANO JAPAN'; silver lettering on face reads 'SHIMANO' and '1 2 3 4''/ silver lettering on rear hub reads 'SHIMANO NEXUS INTER 4'/ lettering on seat lug reads 'POST/ MODERNE'/ blue and red labels on rims read 'MACH 1'

Missing

appears complete

Finish

silver [Titanium] painted frame, forks, stays/ metallic grey finished handlebars and stem, pedal shafts and parts/ brown saddle/ brown and black hand grips/ brown fenders/ black pedals with orange reflectors/ plated and black painted brake handle/ black gear shifter/ black cable coverings/ transparent black chain guard/ white front reflector in black casing/ orange and red reflectors attached to spokes/ black painted fender struts and stand/ plated wheel rims/ black tires with white walls/ black painted stand

Decoration

brown and white logo on each side of top tube consists of lettering 'C.C.M.' on black oval/ brown and black 'CP' and black oval logo on each side of fork and on each crossbar