Nostalgia Fans

[RadioGaGa 162]

The best the hockey world had to offer...

...in 1972

[jjtt99 0]

That's pretty cool. My how things have changed!

[Shorthanded67 0]

Nice find. I didn't realize that the Tacks lineup had such a long history.

[XeF4 0]

The line 'Tacks' is named after the shoemaker that helped design CCMs first skates.

EDIT: and that was a long time ago.

[ultraman7k 0]

dang, that's old school.

come to think of it, i think there was a pair of old tacks around the house a long time ago....

[dix0r 0]

The line 'Tacks' is named after the shoemaker that helped design CCMs first skates.

EDIT: and that was a long time ago.

george tackaberry, i believe. i think he was from brandon...

i think my dad said he had a pair of skates made by him before back in the day, before CCM started making em. or maybe it was my grandpa...

[Shorthanded67 0]

Great info to know. No marketing ploy, just a good old-fashioned tribute. Safe to say there was no shoemakers in the last few years named "Vector" or "Externo". :D

[top_shelf_24 0]

or synergy, good god. even easton's jock is a synergy lol

[illpaseo116 0]

i have a pair of tacks from the late 70's-early 80's. They're the same boot as in that catalogue, only they have black plastic holders. I gotta dig them up and post a pic.

[Neo5370 132]

Tacks go waaaaay back.

If you go the ccm's website, I think they have a running counter keeping track of how many years, days, and seconds the company or the name has existed.

Tacks are at least 100 yrs old if I"m not mistaken.

Now I wish I had not thrown out my old retail catalogs from Ocean, Kemps, GreatSkate and the like.

[RadioGaGa 162]

Tacks go waaaaay back.

If you go the ccm's website, I think they have a running counter keeping track of how many years, days, and seconds the company or the name has existed.

Tacks are at least 100 yrs old if I"m not mistaken.

Now I wish I had not thrown out my old retail catalogs from Ocean, Kemps, GreatSkate and the like.

Wasn't CCM strictly a bicycle manufacturer back in the day. I seem to remember having a few CCM bikes when I was a kid.

The 106 + years counting on ther website is for the Brand/Company...not Tacks as a product. It flashes by as the site loads...

Canada

Cycle &

Motor Co.

[XeF4 0]

yep, they use to make bikes.

[M-Cohen 0]

don't they still? and they sell them for cheap at Canadaian Tire?

[XeF4 0]

I have no idea. I heard they stopped making bikes, but that's just what ive heard.

[wingsfan7777 0]

Here's some pretty old skates

ebay

[top_shelf_24 0]

I have a CCM bike, from when I was like 8. Its such a piece of sh*t. the gears stopped working about 2 months after i got it

[Accord 0]

I have a pair of original Bobby Orr 1970 game model skates, they're still brand new in the box. I've had these skates for over 10 years now and have been looking for a Bobby Orr autograph signing where I can send one of the skates out to get signed.

Old school skates are awesome.

[iceholes 0]

damn ...I used that stuff... how old am I?

[jjtt99 0]

I'd love to try out an old-school pair of skates. Perhaps some middle-of-no-where town still has some at their arena for public skate rentals!

[Accord 0]

I'd love to try out an old-school pair of skates. Perhaps some middle-of-no-where town still has some at their arena for public skate rentals!

You can always find a cheap pair on eBay. Also, a lot of PlayItAgain stores have some old school skates.

[illpaseo116 0]

i'm still digging for those old ccm's i have, i think my uncle may have taken them back. He got them when he was a teenager. I wore them for like 2 yrs before i got my new tacks. Surprisingly comfortable, but no padding whatsoever. The black holders were SICK though. I'll post pics as soon as i find them

[PMurphy17 25]

Almost positive, can't confirm but CCM bicycles are made through another company through a licensing agreement.

Much like their line of children's clothing sold at Real Canadian Superstores (part of the loblaws umbrella)