I think there is a complication. If I remember correctly, Grant actually named his company after a '70s, US manufacturer of camping gear -- Rivendell Mountain Works? Whether or not it was they, they have a current web presence.*
*And isn't that a sinister phrase? (Whooo! A web presence!) >From the RMW "web presence": The Back Story Rivendell Mountain Works was the brainchild of Larry Horton back in 1971. The flagship products were both based on designs created by the late Don Jensen, who was a climber active with the Harvard Mountaineering Club, in the 1960’s. Larry had a keen sense of how to manufacture these products to a high standard and a design philosophy of adhering to a theme of simplicity. In the 1977 catalog, Larry wrote “In spite of our choice to remain a cottage industry-or, perhaps, because of it-we have managed to continue an innovative influence on the world of equipment for backpackers, climbers and skiers.” One thing that RMW gear came to represent, in the 1970’s, was gear that was reliable and had great longevity. Packs and tents are certainly two of the most important items that you need to be able to trust implicitly. Even now the Jensen Pack™ is built to be far more durable than many packs on the market today. For longevity and during extreme use, it is just not going to come apart on you. These packs are overbuilt to the nines. On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 6:31 PM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > This may have to do with some dealings with the Tolkien estate. IIRC > Grant agreed to stop using middle-Earthian related names for any new > products but was allowed to keep the company name. So, customs under the > Rivendell name and the Legolas are grandfathered, but new products get > names like Clem and Homer. > > Bill > Stockton, CA > > On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 5:29:21 AM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >> >> >> Riv is the only bike company I know where the stock bike model names get >> first billing on the down tube. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
