Count me amongst the confused. Hunqapillier? What? A replacement for the Atlantis? I didn't think the Atlantis needed a replacement. I don't own one, but if I wanted a classic, straight up touring bike to head out on a self supported adventure, I can't think of any other bike I would put ahead of it.
I own a Rambouillet. I bought it because I wanted a great brevet bike. That's what it is. It didn't need to be replaced because it was a great expression of it's forms. The Rambouillet name captured the essence of a great road bike. The Atlantis name captured the essence of a great touring bike. Since then we have the AHH, a nice enough bike for sure, but all it offers over the Rambouillet is tire sizes not generally needed for a brevet bike and a name that refers to baseball. For sure it fills a nich between the other two bikes. Now we're offered a mastadon, that I can only presume will trudge through knee deep mud. Rivendell seems to be increasingly focused on bikes that are either designed just to cruise around town, or ride off road. I ride 30 mies a day on dirt and paved roads. Long rides go 80 to 100 miles on similar roads. I don't feel like I need a bike to ford wetlands, or one that has me sitting straight up in the wind. As a land owner I'm not at all enthused about the craze for off road riding. The bicycle industry has a long history, lead by Shimano, of solving non existent problems. What I want from Rivendell is a focus on reliability, durability, simplicity, and beauty. That's where they started, and that's what drew me to them. Sorry to have to take such a contrarian viewpoint here. Michael On Jan 21, 10:55 pm, Annette Lein <alein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Not too much to ask, but isn't that what all the big bike > manufacturers do??? So, I personally don't need another one.... :) > > On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:05 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > > > > I don't understand why Grant refuses to market a bike that has a color > > and a name that is universally appealing. Is universal appeal too much > > to ask? > > > On Jan 21, 7:51 pm, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Annette Lein > >> <alein...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > >>> Why not have interesting and off the wall names??? It makes the > >>> bikes just > >>> that much more unique to me. The artwork for the hunqapiller > >>> looks fabulous > >>> and I for one am all for the name....just my 2 cents....Annette > > >> But it's a tradition on the list for those who dislike the name that > >> Grant/Rivendell selected to ridicule it, and come-up with their own > >> list of > >> names that are "much better"! ;) > > >> 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- > > bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > . -- 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-bu...@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.
