I love my Rambouillet and I'm glad to see Riv bringing back a pure road bike, whatever the name, and not surprised to hear that the Atlantis is under stress.
Personally I love the name Rambouillet, I think the play on rambling exactly captures the spirit of the bike, and the Ram image, as a bike that's nearly as fast as my '88 custom stage racing frame, pokes fun at the idea that speed is god. Personally, if I were bringing out a "fast" version of the Ram., I would have gone with Roadster, not Roadeo, which feels to me like something that rides in circles. Just as the AHH squeezed the Ram market it has probably squeezed the Atlantis market. If I were setting out for Teira del Fuego, I'd want an Atlantis, or CoMotion Americana, but for most other touring the AHH with the right wheels is plenty strong enough. I wish Grant would respond to the exchange rate issues by searching for, or even developing on-shore mfg. capacity. If Pauls, Whites, DvVinci, PW, and Chris King can mfg. here than I believe the Atlantis, AHH and Roadeo can be mfg. here. My wife is a dedicated localvore, and it has gotten me into appreciating things made closer to home. That's not always possible (I just ordered a 2010 Prius from Jpn) but Grant sources bags and clothes made here and I'd like to see his bikes speced out with more local parts too, including frames. Michael On a road trip searching for a new tandem (all american made) On Jul 11, 9:38 pm, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why're y'all still trying to come up with "the perfect" (IYO) name for the > new bike when Grant has already said that Roadeo is the "final name, final > spelling"? > > I wonder how much customer feedback Trek took into account before they > came-up with the name for the "5200"... > > Shaun Meehan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
