How about using the term "crash" as in a "crash of rhinos". A "crash of Rivendells" sounds good, though it obviously has odd connotations when used in descrbing a group of bikes.
Joe > On Jan 30, 1:53 am, Chris B <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All > > > > The recent inaugeration bike pool photos and Grant's message that some > > QB's were comin' in got me thinking about collective nouns for Riv's > > models. Weren't many of these invented by folk while out ridin' in the > > country and doing country things? Thinking about this entertained me > > as I was pedlin' the old Hilsen into work this morning. > > > > For the AHH, I like a skein of Hilsens (to me, perfectly sums up its > > gracefullness and adaptability). But I'm also fond of a clan of > > Hilsens. > > > > The Quickbeam was more problematic though, with the conflict between > > plural bikes and the defining single speed. I thought maybe a spin of > > Quickbeams or a grunt of Quickbeams? But this seemed too divisive. > > > > A drove of Bombadils? > > > > A forrest of Redwoods? > > > > Perhaps my most inspired though, was a cast of Rivs? > > > > Happy ridin' > > > > Chris _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
