On Jul 10, 2009, at 5:43 AM, JGS wrote: > I guess it's too expensive to keep making it at Toyo, so why not make > the Atlantis 3, a taiwanese made version?
That would be good. I'd go so far to say that to keep the Atlantis alive, it would be good to absorb the Hillborne line into Taiwan-Atlantis line in the same way that the Saluki was absorbed into the AHH. It wouldn't be identical, since the Saluki/AHH discrepancy was more clear-cut based on wheel-size, but the point here is that if cuts need to made, do everything possible to keep Atlantis name alive, even if it means letting the name Sam Hillborne become one of those shortlived things in Rivendell history (just the name, not many of the bike's characteristics). If Atlantis production were to get moved to Taiwan and some things about the bike got less fancy, I really hope that they keep its name the same. The Atlantis is a known product, a classic, an outstanding bike, perhaps the Rivendell flagship. If one bike had to replace both Sam and the current Atlantis, let it have Atlantis-strong tubes, Atlantis clearance, perhaps the Hillborne expanded geometry (or not), and the name Atlantis. That would be A-OK. Other bike brands' models have undergone more radical changes than that. -James --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
