Sweet Marie

[MattiThundrrr]

Pulled this sweet old Canadian classic out of the attic where it had been waiting for the last couple of decades.

The history is the story here, I believe it to be a one family bike, the original owner being Ms Jean Marie W., my sweet grandmother in law. I'm doing the build for my wife, who's middle name is also Marie. I believe my mother in law also had it for a short while in the 80s, so if I can get Thundrrr Jr on it, it will be a four generations bike, a testament to the toughness of the old CCM bikes.

 

[OddJob]

Welcome to the fray @MattiThundrrr ! You know me , I always love a historical back story to builds.

RaT oN~!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I think this is going to be a pretty basic restoration. Everything looks original, down to the grips and tires.

Fun CCM details:

Love the biplane crown and chrome CCM covers, and the peaked fenders too

Classic crank, matched guard and fender detail paint

Oddball Canadian tire size:

Sachs Komet hub date code J= 1966. I'm going with that for the bikes' age

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I'm hoping that I can dig through some family archives to find pictures to document the history.

 

[ingola]

I think this is going to be a pretty basic restoration. Everything looks original, down to the grips and tires.View attachment 191590 View attachment 191589
Fun CCM details:
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Love the biplane crown and chrome CCM covers, and the peaked fenders too
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Classic crank, matched guard and fender detail paintView attachment 191592
Oddball Canadian tire size:View attachment 191587
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Sachs Komet hub date code J= 1966. I'm going with that for the bikes' age

I have a set of those tires in my backyard and I'm pretty sure there still good

 

[kingfish254]

Great genes in this build!

 

[Glen]

Absolutely...

 

[RustySprockets]

I have a set of those tires in my backyard and I'm pretty sure there still good

I think modern 650Bs might actually fit those rims. ISO 584, no?

 

[JA331]

Really cool story Matti. Nice to be able to revive a piece of family history.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

She's wearing the Dunlop Ranger. I think it's the F12 rim

 

[ingola]

She's wearing the Dunlop Ranger. I think it's the F12 rimView attachment 191773
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Same rim size as Schwinn s7

 

[rat krate orange]

I have a set of those tires in my backyard and I'm pretty sure there still good

Iv'e seen these size tires before on some English made bikes... I believe they were made by Dunlap or Pirelli....

 

[rat krate orange]

Same rim size as Schwinn s7

Yeah, no as the s7's are 26x1 3/4...

 

[ingola]

Yeah, no as the s7's are 26x1 3/4...

The iso number is the same I've replaced many of these tires with them. There a Canadian size 26x 1 1/2 they will fit in that frame and on the rim. . It's a pain ccm builders have had. The 28s are a little easier some people have had success with Dutch tires.https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/

 

[rat krate orange]

The iso number is the same I've replaced many of these tires with them. There a Canadian size 26x 1 1/2 they will fit in that frame and on the rim. . It's a pain ccm builders have had. The 28s are a little easier some people have had success with Dutch tires.https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/tires/

Yeah, we don't even have 28"s in our neck of the woods.....

 

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

I think this is going to be a pretty basic restoration. Everything looks original, down to the grips and tires.View attachment 191590 View attachment 191589
Fun CCM details:
View attachment 191591
Love the biplane crown and chrome CCM covers, and the peaked fenders too
View attachment 191586
Classic crank, matched guard and fender detail paintView attachment 191592
Oddball Canadian tire size:View attachment 191587
View attachment 191588
Sachs Komet hub date code J= 1966. I'm going with that for the bikes' age

Such a pretty bike! Gonna gleam!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I don't know if you guys get these outside of Canada

"The Sweet Marie chocolate bar was inspired by a love affair.
In 1893, after an evening stroll through the streets of London, Ontario, with his girlfriend Marie, author Cy Warman was so smitten that he sat down in a park and wrote a poem called “Sweet Marie.”
When musician Raymond Moore read the poem he put it to music, and the song became a hit that inspired a chocolate company to create the Sweet Marie chocolate bar."

 

[handyandy1100]

https://mariescandies.com/

This in Ohio near where I grew up.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Had a couple of hours to spend with Marie. She was such a sweetheart, I've had more struggle with bikes thirty years newer. Still assembly grease on the stem and seatpost! Here's what I got done

I'm starting to get the vision for her.

 

[Wildcat]

I had this 8 track and played it a lot in my old Ford Falcon.