Re: New and old story

On 6/12/2024 2:31 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 6/12/2024 1:35 PM, AMuzi wrote:

This caught my eye as I once started and ran a corporation named Ariel. (tip o' the hat to James Starley)
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https://cyclingindustry.news/auto-company-ariel-returns-to-bicycle-manufacture-after-92-years/

 Prior to this, my only knowledge of Ariel was:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4YNkurhLk
 "It's so quick, it can destroy your entire face"
 And a follow-up with the V8 version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zNPFcn3pAw
 

Cool. Sort of a Lotus Super Seven for this new century.
Ariel is noted among wheelbuilders for the first tangentially spoked wheel.
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