Toronto Vintage Bicycle Show

We now have a date for the Toronto Vintage Bicycle Show. Sunday July 29th, in  Trinity Bellwoods Park.Details will be posted here and at:
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The show is open to all makes and models and there is no admission.
Community Bicycle Network on Queen are the sponsors.

More Vintage Bicycles

An English 3-speed Hercules AMF Roadster from the mid 1960's. Built by Raleigh.

A chromed Hercules.
More on Hercules Bicycles below.
http://johnsvintagebikes.com/Hercules_parts/index.html

http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?w=58034151%40N00&m=pool&q=hercules

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An American built cruiser, the Thunderjet, built in Rockaway Beach N.J., in the mid 1950's.

The $23.00 Bicycle/CCM Supercycle

This CCM Supercycle was being thrown out by a neighbour. With some help from Bike Pirates on Bloor and the Community Bicycle Network on Queen, it's been resurrected for a grand total of $23.75 and several hours labour. I haven't hooked up the 3 speed shifter but the bike's been out for a quick run and quite nice as a single speed.

More Old Bicycles Around Town

A Steamliner spotted in the Market.

A Rollfast.

Vintage CCM.

A very original Raleigh Superbe with the Dyno-Hub generator on the front wheel.
The Dyno-Hub.

A simple vintage Huffy.
The logo.

A Raleigh Tourist, Ladies' version with 28" wheels and rod and lever brakes.

A Raleigh Sports with period paint.

A modified Raleigh Superbe.

Vintage 1969 CCM Galaxie Makeover

Alan Zweig's 1969 CCM Galaxie was given to Josh Heisie in the summer but needed a lot of work. Josh gave it back to me in exchange for another bike and the CCM has now been fixed.
The bearings have all been cleaned an re-packed as well as a paint job and new seat. I'll probably still change the handle bars and grips.
For a good tutorial on rebuilding these things check out Bike Overhaul.
Now with the low bars, chain and makeshift tool bag.
There's a company in Montreal that has some very cool vintage bike accessories for sale:
www.retrovintage.ca/en

Vintage Bicycles

A selection of barn find vintage bicycles on sale at the Sunday antique market at the St. Lawrence Market.

More Vintage Bicycles

A page form the 1976 Raleigh catalogue with the Superbe and the Tourist models.

A nice CCM dealer poster from 1968. Click on the image for more detail.

A recently purchased 1970 Raleigh Suberbe with a new Brookes saddle and behind a 1969 CCM Galaxie with original sparkle grips.

Another Galaxie with the correct seat

A nice CCM dealer poster from 1967. Click on the image for more detail.

Another view of the Suberbe and the Galaxie.