Rapid Cycle
 

Can anyone help with this brand? I found this men's bike in a dumpster and did not recognize the maker.

Walmart aluminum framed, flat bar, single speed bone shaker. Weighed about 30 pounds and came in day=glo orange or black.

This is a vintage bike. Looks like an early Schwinn lookalike. The badge has a large R and then Rapid Cycle below.

I know you can't post a picture until you get to 10 posts [MENTION=551405]Cycle Ready 1[/MENTION] perhaps you can post a picture to your personal gallery and someone can help if you let us know it is posted there. This sound interesting.

I do have three photos in my gallery

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...08137f5f9.jpeg
https://bikeforums.net/g/album/24304456

Thanks [MENTION=28167]dedhed[/MENTION] .


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0ec67b911.jpeg

Lugged frame, twin top tubes, cottered crank. Perhaps made in Europe??? Maybe Japan?

What is the name on the coaster brake?

Centrix is the brand coaster brake.

I remember seeing something similar that was German made and the coaster brake is a German brand. That doesn't mean that it was made in Germany, but that it seem more likely.

Wouldn't hurt to know what country you're in too.

Located in the USA/ Illinois

A gallon of Evap-o-Rust + a leather saddle will yield a bicycle with more soul than the WalMart bike.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...cf898d87c.jpeg

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looks to be a contract manufactured product; possibly done by Bauer

appears 1950's era

someone should be along shortly to supply the name of the chainstore which employed the Rapid name at this era....


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Thank you for a response. You are totally correct about the Bauer maker. I found some Bauer photos online and the same frame to a T. Hope to find out more on this mystery bike.

chain guard & chain ring match Bauer

​​​​​​https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/he...n-bauer.82558/