Originally Posted by
ironwood
Linus Pauling once said the way to have a great idea is to have a lot of ideas, most of which are not so great, but every so often, you might have a great idea. GP and Rivendell have a lot of ideas, but they aren't all great ideas, but some are. Small outfits like Rivendell are important, otherwise we'd all be dependant on the big firms like Trek and Specialized.
And their implementation of those few great ideas is what spurs changes and new styles in the giants.