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Faded Glory And The Substitue

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OldRider

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Here are pictures of my two old beauties....my daughter has named The 1920's Ranger "Faded Glory" and the 1940 CCM "The Substitue":) Not as nice as the vintage balloon cruisers I see here but its what is available in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Ranger I'm certain is a rebadged CCM, the hub only says "pat pend England", nothing else on Coaster arm or anywhere. The CCM has a Perry hub. The Ranger was my trash find and The CCM was a 5 dollar yardsale item, not much invested but I wouldn't part with them for the world.
 

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Two nice rides you have there. Still time to ride before the Winterpeg weather kicks in!
 
I'll tell ya J, they both weigh about a ton each but once you get rolling its the smoothest ride you ever had. I took the Ranger downtown to work, about a 6 mile ride, absolutely great till I hit a overpass and had to peddle uphill...I suddenly had a great need for lower gears:) Thanks for your help!
 
The ranger is interesting.The Mead company(makers of the Ranger Bicycles) had factories in England.Your Ranger badge looks a lot like the Mead of Liverpool badge I have---it used the same wheel in the center design,only my guess is your badge is newer than the one I have(only a guess)
 
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