Are A. Homer, Sam, Betty, and Ives real peeps?
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Michael
Dec 6, 2012, 1:10:24 AM12/6/12
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Are these real peeps, or just creative bike names?
A. Homer Hilsen
Betty Foy
Yves Gomez
Samuel Hillborne
grant
Dec 6, 2012, 1:48:17 AM12/6/12
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The A. Homer Hilsen was going to be the Honus Wagner until the heirs of Honus--through the law firm that represents the estates of Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, Sammy Davis Jr., and Honus--and others---at the last minute before the signing of a deal which would have earned them $40 per bike sold--well, the got greedy, wanted more, wanted to be able to buy an unlimited number at our cost, basically got riduculous. So I said See You Fine Folks and then they backpedalled, but too late. We came up w ith a name that nobody owned, and it was AHH.
Betty Foy is the mom and hero in The Idiot Boy, a long poem by William Wordsworth. I liked the poem so much I memorized it (can't say it all now), and in that phase I named the bike. I kinda wish it were a genderless name, or maybe a boy's name, which women don't mind buying as much as guys mind Betty Foy. So we have Yves Gomez for that. YG was a mix of unlikely first and last names, but Dave her found an Yves Gomez in Europe. We offered him a great deal on a frame (below cost), but no answer.
The wife of a customer, frame owner, is Elizabeth Foy. She's been by, but didn't bite on the bike named for her even at half off. Oh well.
My wife's now deceased sweet old aunt's last name was Hillborn without the E. I like the name Hillborne anyway, and Sam is a good strong name, and we went to names in the first place to sound less generic, less "Strada Excelsior" or whatever. Mount This, Excellerata, Le French Mtn
Betty Foy is the mom and hero in The Idiot Boy, a long poem by William Wordsworth. I liked the poem so much I memorized it (can't say it all now), and in that phase I named the bike. I kinda wish it were a genderless name, or maybe a boy's name, which women don't mind buying as much as guys mind Betty Foy. So we have Yves Gomez for that. YG was a mix of unlikely first and last names, but Dave her found an Yves Gomez in Europe. We offered him a great deal on a frame (below cost), but no answer.
The wife of a customer, frame owner, is Elizabeth Foy. She's been by, but didn't bite on the bike named for her even at half off. Oh well.
My wife's now deceased sweet old aunt's last name was Hillborn without the E. I like the name Hillborne anyway, and Sam is a good strong name, and we went to names in the first place to sound less generic, less "Strada Excelsior" or whatever. Mount This, Excellerata, Le French Mtn
Michael
Dec 6, 2012, 8:17:30 PM12/6/12
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Thanks for the info. I have been wondering.I think the names match the Rivendell vibe of down to earth, everyday riders.
A. Homer Hilsen, Betty Foy, and Sam Hillborne are very "Americana" sounding, too.
Andy Smitty Schmidt
Dec 6, 2012, 9:10:05 PM12/6/12
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I've had people ask me where Homer Hilsen's shop is... assuming AHH is the name of the builder. --Andy
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On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:10:24 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote:
dougP
Dec 6, 2012, 10:07:53 PM12/6/12
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I've had more than one person assume that "Atlantis" was the name of
the company, not a model. One guy even said "I haven't seen an
Atlantis in ages. What model is that?". He'd never heard of
Rivendell & argued about the origin of the name, telling me I was
dreadfully wrong. Being wrong 40% of the time takes the sting out of
being "dreadfully wrong" about my bike's name.
dougP
the company, not a model. One guy even said "I haven't seen an
Atlantis in ages. What model is that?". He'd never heard of
Rivendell & argued about the origin of the name, telling me I was
dreadfully wrong. Being wrong 40% of the time takes the sting out of
being "dreadfully wrong" about my bike's name.
dougP
Joe Bernard
Dec 6, 2012, 10:52:20 PM12/6/12
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Apparently the headbadge proclaiming "By Rivendell" was dreadfully wrong, too...
Joe "dreadfully wrong" Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
Manuel Acosta
Dec 6, 2012, 11:21:45 PM12/6/12
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Having the Rivendell Pendant in my classroom my students think it's a college instead of a bike shop
dougP
Dec 7, 2012, 7:53:09 PM12/7/12
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Not to mention the discrete lettering "by Rivendell Bicycle Works" just under "Atlantis" on the DT.
dougP
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