Best model name for a retro mtb?

[sparkybhp]

I’d like to nominate the Carrera ‘Impetus’ which I just picked up!
Can you beat that?

 

[marc two tone]

I will keep checking in as, the lower down the ranges bikes went, the crappier the model name.
What I really mean is that all mtbs had to be associated with kick ass off road radness.
Like....rock bear. Iron eagle, super mountain hawk, rock-smasher...you get me.
But, further up the range you got more elegant words...like...stratos, Eldridge grade and so on.

 

[BlackCat]

I always liked Kili Flyer

 

[benjabbi]

Dunno about best but the Fishlips Cycles - Toxic Tuna, always appealed to my juvenile sense of humour!

 

[sparkybhp]

I will keep checking in as, the lower down the ranges bikes went, the crappier the model name.
What I really mean is that all mtbs had to be associated with kick ass off road radness.
Like....rock bear. Iron eagle, super mountain hawk, rock-smasher...you get me.
But, further up the range you got more elegant words...like...stratos, Eldridge grade and so on.

Yeah this makes sense, like - stumpjumper is cool, rock hopper is ok and hard rock is hmmm.. maybe they paid the marketing folks more to come up with decent names the higher up the models went..

 

[mynchiboy]

Out of what I own I'm quite fond of the Dave Yates Diabolo as a name

Out of what I don't own I also think Brave Warrior is tres cool

 

[sparkybhp]

Out of what I own I'm quite fond of the Dave Yates Diabolo as a name

Out of what I don't own I also think Brave Warrior is tres cool

Brave warrior! That’s gold.

 

[CassidyAce]

Yeah this makes sense, like - stumpjumper is cool, rock hopper is ok and hard rock is hmmm.. maybe they paid the marketing folks more to come up with decent names the higher up the models went..

'rock hopper is ok' Naming a mountain bike after a penguin always sounded a little strange to me. No worse than Off-Road Toad or Raleigh Lizard, mind, but still a little strange.

I quite like 'Pine Mountain' myself.

 

[failure]

I recently bought a 89 Panasonic "Mountain Cat" and googled about that cat really exists.

 

[jimo746]

Boulder "Starship" sounds pretty cool to me.