Grow your own. Bikes.

Rapid Transit Cycleshop has teamed up with the Waterford, a Wisconsin-based frame building company to produce RT Bikes, our own brand of durable, stylish performance machines for folks who love cycling without the fuss.

The bikes are the brainchild of Elise, who, in all the spare time she had on her hands during the winter doldrums, has dreamed up the idea of a premium, American-made frame, spec'ed out with spare, high-quality, durable components appropriate for urban riders who value quality and simplicity. After meticulously assembling the components and accessories from vendors, Elise passed the baton to our expert mechanics, who hand-build the wheels and build the bikes up from the frames with care and precision. Finally, the staff photographed the finished bikes, created fliers and spec sheets, and put together a small but informative website.

RT Bikes come in two basic models, a fixie called Icarus, and a single speed urban bike called the Go-Getter. These bikes are truly a home-grown effort conceived and created entirely through the efforts of our dedicated staff, who love bikes and cycling.

Comments

[Dottie]

Such a great idea! These bikes are even more beautiful in person.

[GenghisKhan]

I wanna say that Waterford built the steel Paramount mountain bikes for Schwinn back in the day. Beautiful bikes. Even if I'm mistaken, I've heard great things about Waterford and think this sounds like an awesome effort--I think smaller brands and entrepreneurial efforts are great. Good luck to Elise and the crew at RT!

Peace!

[Freddy]

Growing your own bike? Wooden it have to be made out of bamboo for that statement to be true?

[Justyna]

Of course, you're right Freddy. What was I thinking! I was just making a metaphoric leap, little did I know that anyone actually grows their own bike materials. Thanks for enlightening me. Best regards!