I think it's just Grant having fun. The Sam has the same name whether it's Taiwan or Waterford, canti or caliper, single top tube or double...
On Nov 9, 2:48 am, John Blish <[email protected]> wrote: > Just in the case of Quickbeam / SimpleOne there might be a specific reason > that applies. > > QB was made in Japan by Panasonic. SimpleOne frame will come from Taiwan as > I understand it and is the fork going to be from Japan?. QB was only ever > available as a complete bike AFAIK. SimpleOne can be had as just frame and > fork, I believe. I could be remembering all this incorrectly. > > The different names are to distinguish the two different bikes *and* their > origins although they have the same design. Yes? > > Big Redwoods might have had some different tubes than Romulus even though > the geometry was the same. Just a guess. > > Grant wanted the big guys to feel special so he gave it a different name. > You know how the big guys are always whining and complaining about no frames > to fit them. Boo Hoo. Poor big guys. > > Under this logic, technically the canti-Roms should have had a different > name, too, so maybe I have the whole thing wrong. I think by the time GP > realized the canti-Roms were on the way it was too late to give them a > different name. Remember, they were kind of unintended and produced due to > a less than perfect communication. > > -jb - has a 58 QB and two 59 Romulus bikes and is not looking for a fight > with any big guys - in Minneapolis. > > But if you are a big guy lets say I am in Buffalo, Wyoming. Yeah, that's > where I am. > > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Philip Williamson < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > I've wondered about this for a while, and it's been percolating around > > my brain for a couple of days in earnest. Why do you think Rivendell > > changes model names and house brands the way they do? > > > The "Quickbeam" is now the "SimpleOne," but it appears to be the same > > design. > > The Bombadil changed from a double top tube to a diaga-tube and kept > > its name. > > The Romulus' two tallest sizes were a whole 'nother model, the > > Redwood. > > Bagginses out, Sackvilles in. > > > On the other hand, the Atlantis has been in production for a decade, > > unchanged even in color (as far as I know). > > > Do you think it's just for fun? Is there's a magic notebook of awesome > > bike names that Grant is working through? Is it a way to differentiate > > price points on similar bikes? > > > Hoping I'm not the only one who wonders these things, > > Philip > > > Philip Williamson > >www.biketinker.com > > > -- > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > John Blish > Minneapolis MN USA -- 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.
