Originally Posted by
raleighrider75
I'm new to this site and just wonder if I'm wasting my time here.Is C&V a road bike forum?I'd say 80% of the threads pertain to them.When in fact they represent a small cross section of types of C&V bikes.
I don't have any road bikes.I find the seating position uncomfortable and the lightweight wheels and frames flimsy.
I ride only Raleigh and CCM middleweights(one is 60 years old).I commute over 7000 miles a year on them,so you can't say that it can't be done.That was what they were built for.
I also notice that there is no forum for balloon tire,boneshakers,high wheelers,......The TRUE C&V bikes.Maybe something needs to be done about that.
The reason why the forum is dominated by lightweights is because they are the vintage bicycle style that has the highest survival rate. That, plus many of us are babyboomers that were in our late teens and early twenties when the lighweight boom hit in the early 1970s.
However, to reiterate for the umpteenth time, every style of bicycle is welcome. The old middleweights and balloon tire models do crop up every so often. We'd sure like to see your bicycles and be glad to discuss them.
Originally Posted by
skyrider
How about a pic of your ccm commuter.There was a thread on post your CCM. I picked a ccm dualmatic GT101 coppertone color with a ccm crank. Know anything about it? Most Canadian members are always interested in any ccms.
Sure do. Late 1960s model and into very, very early 1970s. It came in three versions. There was a Standard version with 28" wheels and a Juvenile version with 26" wheels. Then there was a musclebike version with 24" rear and 20" front wheel. If you've got the serial number, I can date it more accurately.