You solved the problem just it the "Bomber" with some WW2 airplane motif. Or in small letters "fire road BOMBER" ! Or maybe just road bomber! Or how about Bomb diggity! The Bomb! "Fantastic Bombastic"....... there's just lots of names out there. And if Riv uses one of these I expect at the very least an acorn nut!
On Feb 13, 12:43 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Addams Family names were tapped by Ibis back in the 90's (Cousin IT > and Fester, anyway). I wonder if the Surly folks didn't get a call > about the Pugsley.... > > If this is the end of the line for the Tolkein naming convention, then > I'm OK with the current trend (A. Homer, Sam, Betty... Omar?) Only > downside is that those unfamiliar with Riv may think that A. Homer > Hilsen is some obscure hand builder from Minnesota or something.... > > Bummer about Bombadil, that name seems perfect for such a robust fire- > road bomber.... I think the Movie lawyer is grasping a bit if he > really thinks that they retain rights to a name that didn't appear in > the three flicks.... > > Good luck on this one, guys > > -br > > On Feb 12, 2:56 pm, "Doug Peterson" <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > Are the Cascades taken? Nice string of volcanic peaks, should cover a full > > line of bikes. We'll reserve Mt. St. Helens for a bike with explosive > > acceleration and white hot handling. I can hear the groans already & I > > haven't even hit the sent button! > > > _____ > > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of erik jensen > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:50 PM > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Get Your Email Update Here/Non Middle Earth Names > > > tamalpais? > > > too obvious? taken? > > > shrug. > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Paul Cooley <pcoo...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > > > "Yves Gomez" is a little offputting, though I don't know who he is. > > My imagination jumps immediately to Gomez from the Adams Family, but > > that's because my kids just watched the movie. > > > Has "Velocio?" been taken. A good bike tribute to Velocio would be in > > order. > > > And I wouldn't mind a "Colin Fletcher" for the person who wrote the > > Complete Book of Walking. > > > However, I have to say the naming of the Rivendell bikes is one of the > > things I like the least about many of them. I love owning a > > "Rivendell", and I like some of the Middle Earth names, but I'm not > > sure about some of the whackier names. A. Homer Hilson? But that's > > just me. > > > Paul B. Cooley > > Santa Fe, NMhttp://carfreefamily.blogspot.com > > > On Feb 11, 2009, at 10:00 AM, John at Rivendell wrote: > > > I'll be bummed if "Bombadil" has to go. How does "Yves Gomez" sound > > for a > > mountain bike? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
