I like Homer. Don't know about the Hilsen part, I tend to be on a first-name basis with my bikes. I'm not sure why, perhaps because I also like the 'Henry' rifle; or maybe it is just a baseball or Simpsons connection. Just something old-timey day about those names. I like Sam too although I have never bothered to look up who it is named for, just a good 'buddy' name. I'd name a step-thru bike Susan B. for Susan B. Anthony and call her Sue. You know, like the song, "A Bike Named Sue".
I like 'Hunquapillar' a lot because it describes the bike, so perhaps another would be the 'Gazellapillar' or ... Same for Cheviot although I couldn't get the 'ut' pronunciation down (despite living in a town spelled Prescott, but pronounced 'Preskitt'). The most genius name is 'Rivelo' which is the independent Rivendell bike store in Portland, not a bike. I am not a big Lord of the Rings trilogy fan (but every guy I have ever been with is/was), or I would undoubtedly be able to come up with new names. Cheers. On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 7:17:21 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote: > > Or, “Let’s Fight About Something On Topic!” > > Let’s hear your most and least favorite Rivendell model names. No name > calling, even about the names. > > What is your favorite Rivendell model name? Mine is Legolas. It’s real > hard to separate out the bike itself from the name for me. For example, I > don’t like the Sam Hillborn name, but that might be because it sounded like > a downmarket A. Homer Hilsen. On the other hand, I LOVE the name Platypus, > and want one of those bikes no matter what it looks like! > > Hunqapillar - how genius is that?! > Wolbis Slugstone, though? My least favorite, in a walk. > > I only ask because I found this anonymous poll about Rivendell model > names: https://forms.gle/FEf5TeFkr4fZQdxEA > > Philip > Santa Rosa, CA > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4f6736f1-7921-4e6d-81eb-6c9e1af44515%40googlegroups.com.
