With the lugged steel construction, Walnut Creek geometry and fatter tires room, they sort of do say "Rivendell." Some models (like the Rambouillet) also say "by Rivendell" in small letters under the model name, or (like Saluki) on the head badge and/or seat tube decal.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:18 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > A while back we had a chat about how Riv's production bikes don't stand out > as Rivendells, and I professed that I wished they did. Then Grant said that > it was never his intention to have them all be Rivendell-plus-model-name; > that he wanted an Atlantis to be an Atlantis, etc. > > Now that I have my A. Homer Hilsen built up (pics soon!), I see the wisdom > in it. I mean, it's says A. HOMER HILSEN in big letters on the downtube; a > big ole AHH on the seattube; and a dedicated Hilsen badge on the headtube. > It's gonna take me all day to explain *that *name..can you imagine what > happens if I try to explain "it's actually a Rivendell"? > > So yeah, between you and me and the lamppost it's a Rivendell, but for the > rest of the universe..it's a Hilsen. > > Joe "and that light green is *gorgeous*" Bernard > Fairfield, CA. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/mfcn-7SXHTwJ. > 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. > -- 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.
