This is a total tangent but I was on a quick little lunchtime spin when I realized I have no idea what the A. in A. Homer Hilsen stands for. What does the A. stand for? Whatever I want it to stand for?
On Nov 9, 9:03 am, grant <[email protected]> wrote: > Name changes > It's a mix of bad decisions, good decisions, fear of lawyers, and not > wanting to go the way of Specialized and REI, with Rockhopper and > Allez being a steel bike with a unifork then, and a totally diff bike > now; and the Randonneur being steel then and Whatever it is now. > The people who own the rights to Middle Earth names did contact us, > but it turns out they didn't have exactly an elephant's leg to stand > on (more like a pirate's), and as part of a no-money exchanged > settlement, we agreed to retire certain names, with QB being one of > them, and Baggins. Some of the others we can keep. And "Rivendell." > > When you change a bike some and don't change the name there's always > the chance that somebody will wreck the original and want to replace > it, and now they can't get the same name, even if it is essentially > the same bike. In the SimpleOne's case....the plan was to come close > to the QB, but minorly change it. It will likely be a ONE speed > (depends on some things beyond our control right now), and so the ONE > makes sense. It will have sidepulls. Now that we have sidepulls with > dimensions that allow good clearances, it's time. > > So...that's 'bout it! > G > > On Nov 9, 12:16 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 Williamsonwww.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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
