Lot 494
A c1879 Haynes & Jefferis 'Ariel' Ordinary Bicycle.
A machine, probably from the last months of manufacture from the company before they were taken over. It has a 52-inch driving wheel and a 20-inch rear wheel, leather-covered saddle and 28-inch handlebars with later turned grips. All of the hairclip spokes and rim appear to be tight and firm, and the rubber tyring, while showing its age, is serviceable. The final fling for the Starley lever-tension wheel and marks the end of the 'Open' head. A very interesting survivor.
