Sorry, for the posting inefficiency here, but I want to add to my comments below the underscore that all of what I said is my opinion if economic realities make such cuts necessary. Without that condition, it may sound like I'm poo-poo-ing the Hillborne too much in advocating that its line be cut in favor of the Atlantis brand. Poo-poo-ing the Hillborne wasn't my intention. I've test-ridden the Hillborne. It's a home run, and if I didn't already have a bike of that style, I would have been one of the first buyers.
I would love to see a world where Rivendell could offer Sam Hillborne and an Atlantis and a Rambouillet and a canti-Rom and an AHH and a Roadeo and a Quickbeam and a Bombadil and a resurrected MTB like the 1991 MB-4, and all of these models in sizes that fit everybody. -James On Jul 10, 2009, at 10:18 AM, James Warren wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
