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  1. As you noted in another recent video, when Hitler came to power some 35-40 years later, he wanted to get rid of cyclists and put more automobiles on the road to promote an image of Germany as a successful, prosperous nation. In the movie, "The Reader," set in Germany after WWII, there is a scene in which the two main characters go on a cycling holiday. They are riding classic European roadster bikes, and it is so carefree, simple and enjoyable. I'd like to go on a European tour riding classic bikes.

  2. Great old ads. Thanks for posting.
    The odd bike at 2:30 seems to have a frame of bent wood (gebogene Holz).

    This must have been the period when bikes were marketed to the middle and upper classes, judging by the elaborate outfits and emphasis on Eleganz.

  3. All text is perfectly readable for German speaking people. I love the ad at 2:00 for cork-inserts in the Braun tires. Doesn’t sound particularly comfortable to me.

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