On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Shaun Meehan<[email protected]> wrote: > From what I've seen, whenever RBW introduces a new model there are a few who > voice their displeasure with the chosen name. And some who even go so far as > to say they won't buy the bike on account of the name (sometimes claiming > they'd otherwise buy one for sure). Seems bizarre to me but I guess the name > of the bike means a lot to some folks. I remember when the Saluki was > introduced there were a few who said that they'd never buy the bike because > it was a bad name, and they don't like dogs. Something like that anyway. > > I don't think I'd ever exclude a bike from consideration on account of what > it's called (within reason of course... at one point I half expected Ibis to > introduce the "FAW-Q" or something). I guess I kind of prefer names like the > ones RBW, Surly, and others use as opposed to the generic "RB-1" or the > like. But with the reaction to the names, one has to wonder if that wouldn't > be a safer way to go though. Boring but safer.
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