Here's a message on the list from Grant, not only about the Lord of the Rings names, but about the Quickbeam/Simpleone bikes in particular: http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch/msg/815e974e93e88eba
Short form is, yes, there were lawyers involved, but they were in the "politely asking" mode, and the Simpleone will most likely be a one- speed. Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Mar 21, 8:21 pm, "Jim M." <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, it's the LOTR copyright. They can also no longer use the name > Legolas, though I don't know if they were planning to make any more of > those. The Qbeam is one of my all time favorite bikes, and the S'one > rides the same in my opinion. You can build it up any way you'd like. > My QB still has the double front because I've been too busy to > simplify it. On back I have a 16 freewheel on one side and a 16 fixed > on the other, so I don't really use the manual shifting much. > > jim m > wc ca > > On Mar 21, 6:35 pm, jandrews_nyc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Does anyone know why it's not just going to be called the Quickbeam > > again? Given that the geometry is "nearly identical" and that now > > it's back to canti's, what else is different? Don't get me wrong...I > > like the name Simpleone. I like saying it with an Italian accent like > > one would say marscarpone. I just want to know more about it. The > > page on the Riv site mentions single speed riding, but nothing about > > the double chainrings up front. Is the manual 2-speed / 4-speed not > > really part of this bike's design? I think I'm going to purchase a > > frame-set in the next couple of days. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
