The Rivendell Saluki was named for the dog, a strong, swift runner over varied terrain. An attractive canine, it looks kind of like a long-haired greyhound. I remember no more detail about Grant¹s intent.
I had the privilege of designing the decals and badges for it under the direction of John Price, who owns both bike and dog, and who helped me make the headbadge image look less like a bloodhound and more like a Saluki. All of the above is purely from my memory; I¹m sure others could add more. Corrections gratefully welcomed. -- Jon ³Papa² Grant Illustration + Information Graphics Austin, Texas jgr...@papagrant.com 512-284-9599 Drawings ‹ all sorts From: Shakesbiker <pbdemar...@gmail.com> Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 13:52:08 -0700 (PDT) To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Subject: [RBW] Re: Saluki History + Provenance I appreciate all of the great info about this great bike. I wonder if anyone knows where to find information about the naming. Was this a favorite dog of Grant's or did the name make reference to a literary dog? This could be another vein for names...Airedale, Springer, Retriever for a grocery bicycle? Thanks! Pepe pewter Saluki 0064 -- 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.
