Fat Flyte

[HotRodRob]

Here's my entry of my 1938 CCM Flyte on one of my coffee runs.

 

[MplsCoaster]

That frame is crazy cool!
It's really stylin' 8)

I've got a question about the fork
I just started reading a book called "The Lost Cyclist"
http://urbanvelo.org/book-review-the-lost-cyclist/
The fork of his bike (on the cover) looks similar but swings down and has truss rods
Lenz's bike is obviously not a cantilever bike but I wonder who was making these bike and parts?

 

[HotRodRob]

That frame is crazy cool!
It's really stylin' 8)

I've got a question about the fork
I just started reading a book called "The Lost Cyclist"
http://urbanvelo.org/book-review-the-lost-cyclist/
The fork of his bike (on the cover) looks similar but swings down and has truss rods
Lenz's bike is obviously not a cantilever bike but I wonder who was making these bike and parts?

The one on your book is called a Victor spring fork. Very similar fork design. No doubt it had something to do with inspiration of the Flyte design. CCM Flyte made their own bikes and held patents in the United states and Great Britain by 1937; Belgium, Italy, France and Australia by 1938; and New Zealand and Denmark by 1939. Just some interesting info. Probably more interesting to me than most :lol:

 

[MplsCoaster]

Hey HotRodRob,

Thanks for the great info. It's very interesting to me too!
I found some info on the Victor C and am going to continue it a bit in Bike Talk

Really like the way yours uses the solid fork curved up to match the rear frame 8)