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04-04-22 | 12:27 PM

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Rapid Cycle

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

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04-04-22 | 12:46 PM

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

04-04-22 | 05:17 PM

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

04-05-22 | 10:43 AM

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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.

04-05-22 | 10:56 AM

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I do have three photos in my gallery

04-05-22 | 11:01 AM

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04-05-22 | 11:07 AM

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

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

What is the name on the coaster brake?

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04-05-22 | 11:41 AM

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Centrix is the brand coaster brake.

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04-05-22 | 11:58 AM

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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.

04-05-22 | 12:01 PM

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

04-05-22 | 12:05 PM

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Located in the USA/ Illinois

04-05-22 | 05:40 PM

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04-07-22 | 03:23 PM

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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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04-08-22 | 05:47 AM

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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.