[1] They built the bicycles, initially from bought-in parts, and sold them from their shop, The Universal Athletic Stores, in High Street, Guildford.

[1] Intended for use on unpaved roads by the likes of doctors, surveyors, or travelling salesmen, it had an offering price of £135; though shown at the National Cycle Show, it was never produced or sold.

[1] About this time the brothers built the first purpose-built motor vehicle factory in Britain, later known as the Rodboro Buildings, to manufacture motorcars in the town centre.

[2] The 1903 London Motor Show saw the debut of an Aster-powered four, the 16/20 hp, which joined a 12hp de Dion, offered as a hansom, making it one of the first motorised taxicabs.

[citation needed] In 1905, Dennis entered the inaugural Tourist Trophy with a pair of standard (stock) 14hp tourers, which came sixteenth and eighteenth, competing against specialist racers.

[1] The next year, a 20hp Roi de Belges phaeton covered 4,000 mi (6,400 km) which earned it the 1907 Dewar Trophy, and it became a production model.