Brake checking a Ariel

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Brake checking a Ariel

Post by Vincent.vanGinneke »

Is -or was- this a Ariel? it looks like it...

Den Haag, Rijksstraatweg in the direction of Leiden, late twenties - thirties.
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Why is there always an audience in these old pictures :D and a couple of young boys watching





That was like me last year when my front brake cable broke, just managed to swerve around his tail, but my side pannier didn't
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hi that a good way to park a bike and you don't need to use the stand :lol: :lol: :lol:
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A banana frame black ariel.
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That's a '26....
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Sure is Leslie. My last post was a bit tongue in cheek.
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Nobody is worried about the guy on the bike?????
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Can only hope the back was open and full mattresses or hay ,but the chances of surviving doesnt look too good
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just learned that 'ramp toeristen' translates in to 'Rubbernecks' .
By the look of the stain on the ground the rider did not escape without injury.
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