Like: Rambouillet, Redwood, Saluki, Long Low, Atlantis, Quickbeam, Legolas,
Hunqapillar, Appaloosa. And, as Joe said, the simple names -- Road,
Mountain, All Round.
Don't like so much: Roadeo, Roadini, SimpleOne, the more recent people
names, although A Homer Hilsen is OK.
On Wednesday,
Atlantis. Saluki. Rambouillet.
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I think my favorite name for a Riv was the Yves Gomez. It's a bike I never
bought but I loved everything about it.
Least favorite name is a toss up...Roadeo or Quickbeam. I owned a Roadeo
and loved it, never a Quickbeam though. Just don't like the names.
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Dove was cool, too.
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Not a bike name but handlebars. I like the mashup of Albatross and Mustache
bars...Albastache. Descriptive and simple.
Doug
On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 12:15:06 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote:
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> I think GP would ask him and he would say no.
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I think GP would ask him and he would say no.
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Throwing my hat in the ring for Hunqapillar as my favorite. I'm not a fan
of the people names: Sam Hillborne, Frank Jones Jr, Clem Smith, with one
exception being A Homer Hilsen just because it sounds like an old timey
baseball player and I like baseball. Though, I would love to see a Henry
Rambouillet. It paired nicely with Grant's inspiration for the model,
taking some randonneur design features to make it an all-day bike for the
long rides.
My first ride of my Rambouillet was from Yorktown, VA to Williamsburg, VA.
Having arrived late in the afternoon as I readied to depart
All the quaint, normal-ish names are great: Sam Hillborne, A. Homer Hilsen,
Cheviot. Clem Smith gets a little weird, but its my bike so I like it!
Also Quickbeam, Legolas and Roadini are great, as is Hunqapillar, which is
just weird enough to work.
No go: Gus Boots Wilsen, Wolbis Slugstone,
I love the Romulus / Redwood naming and similarly the Betty Foy / Yves
Gomez split.
So clever to create this dual personality for bikes that are essentially
the same but also very different depending on their size.
All Rounder & Protovelo are my favorites.
This is a great thread. :)
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I’m partial to Rambouillet, Heron, and Saluki. I don’t really care for the
human names much.
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A henry rollins bike with 2pac panniers.
Cshbgca
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The Greta T
Works for me
Eric in BeeCee
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I went with Teddy Rollsavelt- naturalist, conservationist, founder of the “Bull
Moose” Party... makes sense. Pretty sure he would have bike packed.
Speaking in Thumbs
> On Jun 4, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Philip Williamson
> wrote:
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> Oh man!
> "Henry Rollins" as a Rivendell bike name
Oh man!
"Henry Rollins" as a Rivendell bike name cracked me up.
I think the poll lets you suggest your own model
name. https://forms.gle/zAtCmkHczKDWpe3J9
Philip
Santa Rosa, CA
On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 6:05:15 PM UTC-7, Brendan Willard in SF wrote:
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> Henry Rollins sure sounds like a
Henry Rollins sure sounds like a Riv bike.
Speaking in Thumbs
> On Jun 4, 2020, at 5:45 PM, Mark Roland wrote:
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> I had a Scorcher. It was fun, but not in the same league as a Rivendell
> quality-wise. That bike was the brainchild of Wes Williams (and maybe Scot
> Nicol?) Fixed gear,
I had a Scorcher. It was fun, but not in the same league as a Rivendell
quality-wise. That bike was the brainchild of Wes Williams (and maybe Scot
Nicol?) Fixed gear, 700 x 41 tires, Cresent style handlebars, Brooks
saddle. Williams tigged the frames; used an aftermarket chrome cruiser fork
My dirty little secret is I'm really not a fan of anything but the most basic
names like Road or Mountain, and traditional sounding stuff like Clubman.
Although the best name ever was the Ibis Scorcher. Scorcher is untouchable.
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On their own, I don't love "Susie W. Longbolts" or "Wolbis Slugstone," but
I think the name SUZIE WOLBIS is the bees knees. I like it best
misspelled, which I realize ruins the anagram, but phonetically it's the
same and I hope I do more talking about my bike than writing about it.
Also love
My favorites are the Tolkein names -- Legolas, Quickbeam. Atlantis is
genius; as good as Legolas.
Longlow and All Rounder are earnest and honest everyday monikers.
I don't mind sheep and birds and pseudo-natural-history beasts -- Heron,
Cheviot, Hunquapillar. Hunquapillar has a nice
\m/
Also agree on the Roadini. It just sounds "little" to me.
Clayton Scott,
HBG, CA
On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 2:35:40 PM UTC-7, Collin A wrote:
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> Clayton, that might be a bit too Metal for Riv.
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> Fav: Hunqapillar, clever, and it is a bike I have lusted for as long as I
> have been
Clayton, that might be a bit too Metal for Riv.
Fav: Hunqapillar, clever, and it is a bike I have lusted for as long as I
have been aware of Riv. Still kicking myself for not picking one of the
demos up when they were on sale.
Close Second: Wolbis/Susie, mostly for the headbadge of the slug and
A Homer Hilsen is my favorite by far. I’ve wanted one since I first heard of
it, long before I realized that it was also the perfect bike for the kind of
riding I do.
Atlantis is a distant second, followed by Sam Hillborne and Joe Appaloosa.
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Perhaps he pronounces his name: Steh-Vay-Coh-Lay
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That's almost as bad as folks that pronounce Dura Ace like "do rah ach ay"!
Chris
On Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 1:14:00 PM UTC-4, Steve Cole wrote:
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> My vote is for the Simpleone. Too many pronounce it as two words in
> English -- simple one -- when in fact the correct pronunciation follows
My vote is for the Simpleone. Too many pronounce it as two words in
English -- simple one -- when in fact the correct pronunciation follows
Italian rules -- seem play oh neigh. When pronounce correctly this way, it
is sheer genius of a bicycle name.
(sic)
Steve Cole
Arlington, VA
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I gotta give a shoutout to Bleriot. Great name, great headbadge, great spear
(that's what Grant told me it's called) through the downtube lettering.
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Only if you would like to get sued. Anyway, I think they pretty much tapped
that vein. Gandolf? Gimli? Aragorn? Sauron? Shadowfax? Galadriel might have
been okay for the new Cheviot. *
*I did not use Google, or my faded memory. I am half way through the Two
Towers with my ten-year old. PS. I
Favorites: Atlantis, Gus Boots Willsen, Appaloosa, Hunqapillar. Hard to beat
these names.
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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
Atlantis, Bleriot, Romulus, Redwood, Hunqapillar are awesome. I can't get into
the proper person type names. Woblis and Gus are just ridiculous. Quickbeam is
OK, but starting to get a little corny. I love my Rambouillet, but cringe when
saying it to non-bikey people. It sounds so pretentious.
Hunqapillar, but I am definitely biased
:
http://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2010/12/elves-of-rivendell-are-delivering-for.html
Marc
On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:17:21 PM UTC-4, Philip Williamson wrote:
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> Or, “Let’s Fight About Something On Topic!”
>
> Let’s hear your most and least
Favorites:
- Hunqapillar
- Appaloosa
Least Favorites:
- Romulus
- Roadeo
- Roadini
- "Hillibike" and related anagram names
Maybe they should stay away from names beginning with "R"
Austin in MD
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There are quite a few RBW bike names I really like and a few I really
dislike.
Maybe due to the fact that I came on board with RBW in 2011 when there was
already a long line of past bikes with established names, I like most of
those names. They just seem right.
I'm not a fan of bikes
One would be:
https://youtu.be/D89GXGKD2I8
Another would be Roadini. Which always makes me think of Houdini. Which
makes me think magic. But I don't think I would actually want a Roadini.
Though if someone gave me one I would take it.
All the names are interesting and fun. Much more so than
Maybe Bleriot for me. Or Protovelo. Although having one on order, the name
Clem Smith Jr. will probably become the favorite. It does have my favorite
decals and headbadge.
Strange, never have thought about liking or not liking the name Sam
Hillborne even though that's the bike that's stuck
Hunqapillar is genius, with the wooly mammoth head badge. I also like the
back story about Grant reading it on someone's mailbox.
Atlantis is a close second (I'm biased, I know), evoking adventure &
travel. It works pretty well for those things.
dougP
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