What are these shocked twin amphibians staring at, as if to say “Good Lord!” I wonder.
Could it be… the Rivendell Simpleone is approaching? The Simpleone is the rebirth of the Quickbeam – new name, new paint, same geometry.
Why a new name? My theory that Grant and Co. have a big bag of awesome names they’d like to use up, was, apparently, wrong. The story goes that, at the request of the Tolkein rights holders (not the film company), Rivendell agreed (in a non-legally-non-binding way) to stop using certain Lord of the Rings names, including Quickbeam, Baggins and Legolas.
Also, these bikes are made in Taiwan, not in Japan by Panasonic, and they have fancy headtubes and plainer graphics.
I would like a 62cm, please.
The pictures look great and I love the decision to go with the dark green colour. I was saddened to discover that the smallest size the Simpleone comes in is 56cm. Are you getting one?
I wish! I’m spending my extraneous ducats on a new camera. I have three (4) bicycles, and my wife has 2. We’re pretty set. It’s more likely that we’d each sell one, than get another. However… a Pugsley or a Roadeo would be pretty attractive, since they’re outside the range of bikes I’ve got. Also outside the range of riding I do, but why quibble?