These pages are devoted to the bicycles made by the Ariel Works at their Bournbrook/Selly Oak factory from 1896 to 1932.

More famous for their motorcycles, the cycles were nevertheless an important part of the factory.

They were sold under the 'Ariel', 'Fleet', 'Mercury' and 'Connaught' marques.

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Site history:

27th October 2011 added a page on J.W.Stocks.
22nd July 2011 Added an early Fleet postcard.
15th May 2011 Added 1920 ladies Fleet to My Cycles page.
14th April 2011 Added 1915 Gents to My Cycles.
11th April 2011 Added 1912 Ladies, 1914 Ladies and 1928 Ladies bikes to cycles page.
10th April 2011 Added 1932 Ariel poster to posters page.
24th January 2011 Added image of the Starley Ariel in the National Cycle Collection.
24th January 2011 Added a page on the demolition of the Goshen factory

11th June 2010 Added another Footscray Ariel bicycle.
1st May 2010 Added H.W.Cave page.
26th March 2010 Added an advert for Goshen Ariels on a Confederate 10 dollar bill.
2nd January 2010 Added new picture of Dunlop pacing team and better catalogue image to Pacers page.
1st January 2010 Added Genesis of Ariel to history section.
1st January 2010 Added Footscray Ariel decal.
1st January 2010 Updated my 1904 Ariel page.
1st January 2010 Added new images to Documents page.
31st December 2009 Added another postcard of J.W.Hall.

 

 

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