[Mike B.]

Fellow monkeys, we're (NoTubes) in need of a little help naming our new road rim. Naming products is one of the hardest things to do and we're really at a loss on this one. Without making an official contest out of it, I'm curious if anyone has any suggestions. If your suggestion passes the trademark searches and is selected I'll be sure you get a set of the rims at a minimum.

If the mods deem this an inappropriate post, just let me know or take it down.

A little about the rim:
- it is our first road rim
- it is tubeless compatible of course
- sleeved joint, machined braking surfaces
- will be available with multiple drillings
- target weight is 350g
- I don't have the drawings in front of me but if memory serves it is 21.5mm wide, 23.5mm tall, 17mm inside width
- appropriate for road and cyclocross use

We'll be sticking "ZTR" in front of the name so keep that in mind. The name can not be shared with any rims or wheels or other bike components currently on the market or available in the recent past.

Please offer up what you have and let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks

 

[loco-gringo]

I don't think anyone has used Peloton, but I always think it's a cool name for roadie stuff.

Never mind...some suckbag from Taiwan already has a company.

 

[sanjuro]

I don't think anyone has used Peloton, but I always think it's a cool name for roadie stuff.

Never mind...some suckbag from Taiwan already has a company.

Never heard of the Schwinn Peloton?

 

[MtnbikeMike]

ZTR Echelon

Edit: Or paceline

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

ZTR hors categorie

Edit: ok, it sounded good in my head, the whole beyond category thing

 

[dsotm]

ZTR Col
ZTR Cobble

 

[MMcG]

ZTR Alpha (it is your first road rim after all)

 

[Mike B.]

ZTR Echelon

Edit: Or paceline

Echelon was my pick actually but Rolf has a wheelset already.

Good suggestions so far, please keep them coming.

 

[yuroshek]

ZTR "First" a head of the competition.

 

[MMcG]

ZTR Cat 1 Rims?

 

[Banshee Rider]

ZTR Escape - Strong enough for dirt, but made for the road



On a side note, when will these be available for purchase? I've had such good luck with your mtb rims, but am looking for something lighter than the 355 to build my cx wheels with.

 

[CBJ]

My suggestion would be to have something the would really stand out and create a strong brand.

ZTR Slice

ZTR Knife

ZTR Bullet

ZTR Flux

ZTR Stealth

 

[MtnbikeMike]

ZTR leadout
ZTR 700 (although based on other rim names people may think it refers to weight)
ZTR Lycra (just kidding on that one)

 

[moff_quigley]

ZTR MPG (mud pavement gravel)
ZTR BURNiNATOR or Trogdor
ZTR Lane /Fast Lane
ZTR 350R

 

[loco-gringo]

Never heard of the Schwinn Peloton?

Yeah...it was a bike, not a wheel or a rim.

 

[loco-gringo]

Slipstream???

 

[loco-gringo]

LOTR - Lord of the Rings

This is the winner.

 

[James]

LOTR - Lord of the Rings

This is the winner.

I think obviously you meant "Lord of the Rims," right?

 

[moff_quigley]

Peter Jackson and the fanboy army will have notubes grabbin' ankles with that one.

 

[James]

Peter Jackson and the fanboy army will have notubes grabbin' ankles with that one.

One Rim to rule them all...

 

[crohnsy]

How about :

ZTR Apex
Pinnacle
Summit
Evolution

 

[splat]

will they have Stans goo in them ?

ZTR Sealant

ZTR SS ( super sealant )

ZTR PP ( puncture Proof )

and ...


ZTR Masturbator ( they so pretty they give you a woody , and/or if they blow out white goo goes every where )

 

[dsotm]

will they have Stans goo in them ?

ZTR Masturbator ( they so pretty they give you a woody , and/or if they blow out white goo goes every where )

Fits your user name nicely

 

[maddog17]

ZTR RC1 (road/cyclocross.. 1st model)

 

[Mike B.]

Ok, we've got a couple in the running and trademark searches are underway.

chronsy - Summit was going to be the name of our new Crest rim but one of the US distributors owns the trademark.

Thrown out some more if ya got 'em, trademark searches might not work out.

Thanks all.

 

[ire]

CXR - Cyclocross/Road
Ventoux
TRLS - Tough Rims for the Leg Shavers

 

[Westy]

pi


1234

 

[Tame Ape]

Apex
Zoso
Black Flag
Libertine
Springer
Hunter
Transformer
The Raven
The Goshawk
more later...

 

[MtnbikeMike]

Tailwind

 

[crohnsy]

Ok, we've got a couple in the running and trademark searches are underway.

chronsy - Summit was going to be the name of our new Crest rim but one of the US distributors owns the trademark.

Thrown out some more if ya got 'em, trademark searches might not work out.

Thanks all.

So that means I win a set of crest rims?

 

[SuspectDevice]

rc350
rc350cx

 

[MtnbikeMike]

ZTR attack mf'er attack!

 

[splat]

how about

Interceptor
Smokin
express

 

[MtnbikeMike]

hammerhead

 

[Rip]

chuck norris

I kid I kid.

How about a reference to a cyclist terminology from the late 19th/early 20th century of:

Scorcher.

 

[MMcG]

Status check?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

They decided to name the rims Little Suzy.

 

[DRB]

ZTR R-SYS

ZTR MS (Mavic Sucks)

 

[ire]

ZTR R-SYS

This would translate to ZTR Fail....don't use it

 

[Mike B.]

Status check?

Final checks & approvals are going through at the moment but it looks like we'll be going with a blend of one of the names mentioned here and a number. If it goes through then the lucky person will be getting a set of hoops.