On Nov 2, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Aaron Thomas wrote:
> > Color similarity with the Atlantis aside, what strikes me is the fact > that the Sam Houston shares Sam Hilborne's significantly up-sloping > top tube (not to mention cantilevers, gobs of tire clearance, and all- > rounder aspirations). There's no patent on any of those things or any combination of those things. Grant was not the first to use those design features, either. My Gunnar Crosshairs has all of those features and is a design 10 years older than the Hillborne. > I don't know whether it's an "imitation" or just curiously > "coincidental," but the similarities are clearly there in both moniker > and design. I think it's just the coincidental similarities of the name and some design features of the Houston with the Hillborne. And some of the general aesthetics (lugs, nice paint, head badge, etc.) all of which are shared with a lot of bike makers. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
