Although I enthusiastically welcome a lightweight road bike in Riv's lineup and have been arguing for the return of an RB-1 style bike, for me the name "Roadeo" is absolutely and unequivocally a deal-breaker, unless the frames are painted in such a way that the decals could be removed.
While most of RBW's puns are innocuous, this one raises for me a whole host of negative connotations, chief among them the unnecessary and cruel subjugation of animals for human "sport." As a committed cosmopolitan, I am certainly no fan of cowboy culture generally. But the rodeo is one specific practice that I find particularly offensive, and I cannot in good conscience spend money to further validate it, no matter how tongue in cheek Riv's moniker may be intended. On Jul 11, 11:18 am, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > on 7/11/09 5:29 AM, Will at [email protected] wrote: > > > 5. I like the alliteration (Riv Ramb, Riv Rom, Riv Roadeo). So, would > > the name Roadeo be pronounced the Spanish "road-ay-oh" (as in Rodeo > > Drive and Aaron Copland's Rodeo) or the American "road-ee-oh"? > > +1 for "ro-DAY-oh" > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirt - Now > availablehttp://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
